7th Definitive - R1.40 Gold-banded Forester 
 
Date of Issue
November 15, 2000
Denomination
R1.40
Art Work
Chris Van Rooyen, Joan Van Gogh
Designer
Thea Swanepoel
Size
24 x 40.6mm
Sheet
50
Perforation
13.25 x 13.75
Perforator
Bickel comb
Paper
De La Rue
Gum
PVA
Phosphor
7% Green/yellow in paper coating
Printing Process
superlitho
Printer
The House of Questa, London
Initial Quantity
15,000
 
Gold-banded forester (euphaedra neophron neophron) -  This spectacular butterfly occurs in the dense bush of the coastal forests of Zululand, occasionally settling in patches of sunlight. It is essentially a shade- loving species and seldom ventures out into the open.
 
Original information and image from South Africa Post