Representation of half a globe, completed by a clock. In front we can see a train, an ocean liner and an elephant with its passengers in different landscapes.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LE TOUR DU MONDE EN 80 JOURS
RF
Reverse description
Portrait of Jules Verne in front of various objects that allow adventure and orientation.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
1828 JULES VERNE 1905
20 EURO
2005
PRÉCURSEUR DE LA SCIENCE FICTION
LIBERTÉ . ÉGALITÉ . FRATERNITÉ
Edge
Plain.
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)