Convert 5 Botswanan Pula (BWP) to Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG)
Exchange rates used for currency conversion updated on December 03rd 2024 ( 12/03/2024 )
Below you will find the latest exchange rates for exchanging Botswanan Pula (BWP) to Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG) , a table containing most common conversions and a chart with the pair's evolution.
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The currency exchange rate, calculated between Botswanan Pula and Netherlands Antillean Guilder on 12/03/2024 is 1 BWP = 0.1318 ANG - AVERAGE intraday quotes were used for this currency conversion.
The Botswana pula (BWP) was first circulated in 1976, is the official currency of Botswana and an unofficial backup currency to Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe abandoned their own currency in September 2008 officially for the South African rand, but unofficially accepting the BWP. Each pula is subdivided into 100 thebe.
The BWP is controlled by the central bank of Botswana known as the Bank of Botswana who issues coins in denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 thebe and 1, 2, 5 pula as well as banknotes in 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 pula denominations.
Interestingly the word pula is translated as "rain" or "blessing", which in a desert country such as Botswana is oftentimes looked upon as the same. Thebe can be translated to mean "shield".
About Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG)
The Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) was once the official currency of the entire Netherlands Antilles. The independence of Aruba in 1986 precipitated three of the five Netherlands Antilles islands to eventually adopt the United States dollar with the remaining two islands, Curaçao ansd Sint Maarten, temporarily keeping the ANG, issued and controlled by the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. until a time after 2013 when they will adopt their new currency, the Caribbean guilder.
The guilder is subdivided and denominated in 1/100th guilder units known as "cents" with ANG coins minted as 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents as well as ƒ1, ƒ2½, and ƒ5. ANG banknotes are issued as ƒ10, ƒ25, ƒ50, ƒ100, ƒ5, and ƒ250.
The value of the ANG has been pegged to the United States dollar (USD) at 1.79 ANG to 1 USD since 1971.
