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Document: GBR-AD-01001

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GBR-AD-01001
Outside front cover
Inside front cover
Substrate
Printing technique
UV feature
Biodata page
Substrate
Watermark
OVD (optically variable device)
UV feature
Additional safeguard
Inner page(s)
Substrate
Watermark
UV feature
Inner page(s)
Substrate
Watermark
Printing technique
UV feature
Binding

Title:

DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT

Issuing Country:

GBR - United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND •

Document Category:

A - Passport

Document type:

D - diplomatic

Document version number:

01001

First issued on:

05/10/1998

Valid:

yes

Legal status / main purpose:

Document issued to nationals of: GBR - United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND •

Overall construction:

single booklet

Format width (mm):

88

Format height (mm):

125

Number of pages:

32

Validity

Maximum validity:

10 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

16 year(s)

Extension is possible:

no

Validity

Maximum validity:

5 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

0 year(s)

Maximum age for validity:

15 year(s)

Extension is possible:

no

Outside front cover

    Construction:

    flexible

    Material:

    paper

    Overall colour:

    burgundy

    Image 187865 of Outside front cover
    Image 187866 of Inside front cover

    Security features:

    Substrate

    Presence of Fibres:

    no

    Planchettes:

    no

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    OBLIQUE

    Security Element:

    latent image

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Description:

    latent image "UK UK"

    Image 187875 of Printing technique
    Latent image on the inside front cover

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    Description:

    crown motif in the centre of the page is visible in long wave UV

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Image 187876 of UV feature
    A large yellow crown motif is visible under uv light; areas of the background design faintly fluoresce green

    (From) Page number (as printed):

    31

    Image 187868 of Biodata page

    Security features:

    Substrate

    Presence of Fibres:

    no

    Planchettes:

    no

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security features:

    Watermark

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    a ribbon watermark on pages 1/2, 31/32

    Image 187880 of Watermark
    Watermark in the biodata page.

    Security features:

    OVD (optically variable device)

    Light:

    NORMAL

    OVD description:

    holographic patch over image on biodata page

    OVD (optically variable device):

    hologram

    The holographic patch shows the floral crest seen in the background print on pages 1 and 32; the background text reads "UNITEDKINGDOMPASSPORT".

    Image 187885 of OVD (optically variable device)
    Holographic patch over image of holder.

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    Description:

    left and right areas of pale magenta ink fluoresce brightly; central band of orange elements displays a faint yellow / orange fluorescence

    UV feature:

    fluorescent ink

    Image 187886 of UV feature
    Biodata page under UV light

    Security features:

    Additional safeguard

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    laser cut patterns in biodata page

    Image 187887 of Additional safeguard
    Laser cut in biodata page. In centre of biodata page. Transmitted light.

    (From) Page number (as printed):

    1

    This page displays the document serial number. No page number is printed.

    Image 187869 of Inner page(s)

    Security features:

    Substrate

    Presence of Fibres:

    no

    Planchettes:

    no

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security features:

    Watermark

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    a ribbon watermark on pages 1/2 and also 31/32

    Image 187890 of Watermark
    Ribbon watermark continues from p 1/2 to p 31/32

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    Description:

    the two orange daffodils and two orange rose elements of the central design fluoresce yellow under UV light; the intensity can vary

    UV feature:

    fluorescent ink

    (From) Page number (as printed):

    3

    Up to page number (as printed):

    30

    Page 3 contains a burgundy coloured, offset-printed 12-point key to the details listed on the biodata page.

    Security features:

    Substrate

    Planchettes:

    no

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Security features:

    Watermark

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    watermark on pages 3 to 30

    Image 187893 of Watermark

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Image 187894 of Printing technique
    Visa page.

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Visa pages show a yellow daffodil flower; for passports issued between 05/10/1998 and 31/12/1998, it appears on pages 3,5 or 6,7 or 8,9,12,13,16,17,20,21,24,25 or 26,27 or 28 and 29 or 30.

    For passports issued from 01/01/1999, it appears on pages 4,5,8,9,12,13,16,17,20,21,24,25,28 and 29.

    Image 187900 of UV feature
    Ultra violet feature on visa page. See observations.

    Security features:

    Binding

    Light:

    NORMAL

    The thread fluoresces yellow under UV light.

    Image 187901 of Binding
    Thread fluoresces yellow in ultra violet light.
    GBRThis information is supplied to you by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. It has been selected and compiled by document experts in the United Kingdom • UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND •
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