7th Definitive - R2 Lilac-breasted Roller   Date of Issue November 15, 2000 Denomination R2 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 221,000   Lilac-breasted roller (coracias caudata) - A beautiful, vibrantly coloured bird that occurs in the northern parts of South Africa and further north from Angola to Ethiopia. They prefer savanna or open woodland and are often seen in the Kruger National Park, where they are always a welcome sight.   Original information and image from South Africa Post