The mopane worm mattered so much to Botswana that when the entire coin range was replaced in 2013 it stayed on the top denomination: the new bimetallic 5 pula again shows the caterpillar on a mopane branch, only larger and made with a different technology.

The reverse depicts the larva of an emperor moth on a branch of the tree it feeds on, with «5 PULA» below. In southern Africa these caterpillars are hand-picked and eaten as a affordable, protein-rich food. The obverse carries the arms of Botswana dated 2013 and the legends «BOTSWANA», «PULA» and «IPELEGENG» — «rely on yourself».

The new 5 pula was struck by the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg: centre and ring are steel plated in contrasting colours, the edge has segmented reeding, and the coin is noticeably larger than the bimetallic 5 pula of 2000–2007. The Bank of Botswana released the new family on 28 February 2014.

Grade UNC: never circulated, no wear, mint lustre preserved. Paired with a first-type 5 pula, it shows how one design outlived a change of generations.

More coins from this country and this era are waiting in the VPcoins catalogue.