The South African Reserve Bank issued South African Rand banknotes in 9 different denominations, including this 20 South African Rand banknote (Elephant type 2005). They are part of the withdrawn South African Rand banknotes series. The South African Reserve Bank started issuing these 20 South African Rand banknotes in 2005. They were withdrawn from circulation in 2012.

This 20 rand note from South Africa depicts elephants on the front, and open pit mining on the reverse. The African bush elephant is the largest living land animal. The ears of African elephants are much larger than those of Asian elephants, and some have observed that African elephants’ ears resemble a map of Africa, and the smaller ear of the Asian elephant look similar to a map of India.