KBA Giori Jules Verne, Test Note, Switzerland, 2005, UNC, Specimen

This test note by KBA Giori of Switzerland highlights the works and achievements of French novelist Jules Verne. On its obverse are 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 displays 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 Verne's well-known works such as 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, in 1890. The note does not have a watermark but has a solid security thread. It measures 160 x 72 mm. This specimen banknote is in uncirculated condition.