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10 Euros In 80 days around the world
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a portrait of Jules Verne in left-facing profile, rendered in fine relief against a field populated with navigational and scientific instruments emblematic of the age of exploration and adventure fiction. The dates 1828 and 1905, marking Verne's birth and death years, flank his name in the upper portion of the field. The denomination 10 EURO and issue year 2005 appear centrally, while the legend PRÉCURSEUR DE LA SCIENCE FICTION and the Republican motto LIBERTÉ.ÉGALITÉ.FRATERNITÉ are inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Part of the Monnaie de Paris literary series, this issue commemorates Jules Verne's 1872 novel, released as France approached the centenary of Verne's birth in 1828. The Paris Mint issued several gold pieces in this series through the mid-2000s, each tied to a Verne title, making them collected as a set rather than individually.
The .920 fineness is a deliberate archaism — matching the older 19th-century French gold standard rather than the more common modern .900 or .999 purities.