7th Definitive - R7 African Monarch   Date of Issue June 16, 2001 Denomination R7 Art Work Chris Van Rooyen Designer Thea Swanepoel Size 26 x 35.4mm Sheet 50 Perforation 13 x 2 cm approx Paper 102 gsm gummed stamp paper Gum   Phosphor   Printing Process offset lithography Colors four color process Printer Cartor Security Printers, France Initial Quantity 1,750,000   African monarch or southern milkweed butterfly (danaus chrysippus aegyptius), a well-known butterfly with distinctive orange-brown and black wings. Occurs widely in Southern Africa and is a common sight in most urban gardens.   Original information and image from South Africa Post