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5 Numismas - Jules Verne
| Issuer | Banco de Kamberra |
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| Year | 2005-2021 |
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| Designer(s) | Franck Medina |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Jules Verne in portrait, flanked by period hot air balloons and airships evoking his 1863 novel "Five Weeks in a Balloon". Denomination numeral "5" appears at both left and right, with the issuer name and subject inscription across the upper and lower registers. |
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| Reverse description | Vignette of a deep-sea diver in scuba gear beside a dramatic scene of a giant squid, referencing Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1870). The legal warning and copyright inscription of designer Franck Medina run across the lower register, with denomination text at top and bottom. |
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The Banco de Kamberra is a private fantasy issuer, and the "Numisma" denomination has no legal tender status anywhere. These pieces exist entirely as collectibles — produced in the tradition of artistamps and exonumia rather than anything approaching official currency. Franck Medina's involvement places this squarely in the French fantasy note scene, where a small number of designers have built consistent fictional monetary universes over extended production runs.
The Jules Verne theme and the 2005–2021 date range suggest this is one note within a wider thematic series rather than a standalone issue.