KBA Giori Jules Verne, Test Note, Switzerland, 2005, UNC, Specimen, TAP 60-70 Authenticated

The KBA Giori Jules Verne test note by KBA Giori of Switzerland highlights the works and achievements of French novelist Jules Verne. The obverse side bears a portrait of Jules Verne a sextant, a hot air balloon, a globe, an image of Captain Nemo, and the original cover of Around the World in 80 Days in French. The reverse side contains the pyramids, a hot air balloon, an image of Captain Nemo, an illustration from Mysterious Island, and the Hetzel poster announcing the Voyages Extraordrinaires book, an anthology that contains Vernes well-known works such as 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, in 1890. This specimen banknote is 160 x 72 mm in size and contains a solid security thread but with no watermark. The banknote has been TAP autenticated with a grade of 60-70.