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Document: GBR-AD-03001

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GBR-AD-03001
Cover
Inside front cover
Printing technique
UV feature
UV feature
Biodata page
Printing technique
Laminate
UV feature
Inner page(s)
Watermark
Inner page(s)
Inner page(s)

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:

03001

First issued on:

15/08/1988

Not valid after:

31/01/2008

Valid:

no

Legal status / main purpose:

Travel 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:

yes

Extension period:

1 year(s)

Validity

Maximum validity:

5 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

0 year(s)

Maximum age for validity:

15 year(s)

This document is the European Community version, which was progressively replaced by the European Union model from 04/12/1997. No further EC passports were issued after January 1998.

Cover

    Construction:

    flexible

    Cover embossing:

    hot foil stamping

    Material:

    paper

    Overall colour:

    burgundy

    Image 60926 of Cover
    Image 60927 of Inside front cover
    Front endpaper showing intaglio border and salutation

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Description:

    Royal Heraldic Crest and salutation

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    Description:

    Large crown in centre of page

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Image 60937 of UV feature
    Yellow crown in centre of page; orange ink fluoresces orange

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    Description:

    The ink in the background print which is orange in normal light also faintly fluoresces orange under ultra violet light

    UV feature:

    fluorescent ink

    Image 60929 of Biodata page

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Description:

    Some early versions of this passport contained a spelling error in the French text, reading "Date de déliverance" instead of "délivrance", ie with a second e.

    Security features:

    Laminate

    Light:

    NORMAL

    Laminate position:

    Full page

    Laminate UV features:

    yes

    OVD features:

    none

    The laminate contains a yellow ultra violet safeguard of one small crown at the centre left of the photograph area, and three down the right edge of the photograph area. This safeguard may be very faint. A variation with an additional crown at the centre bottom of the photograph area may also be seen.

    Image 60942 of Laminate
    Image 60941 of Laminate
    The uv laminate safeguard of 1 small crown at the centre left of the photograph, and three small crowns down the right side of the photograph, can be very faint and difficult to see especially if, as here, the photograph has a very light background.

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    Description:

    Large crown

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Image 60943 of UV feature

    Inner page(s)

    (From) Page number (as printed):

    1

    Up to page number (as printed):

    32

    Image 60930 of Inner page(s)
    Centre pages and stitching

    Security features:

    Watermark

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    The horizontal strip watermark is a continuous design and does not always begin at the same part of the pattern on each page.

    Image 60944 of Watermark
    Watermark design repeats across top of page

    Inner page(s)

      (From) Page number (as printed):

      1

      Up to page number (as printed):

      1

      Image 60932 of Inner page(s)

      Inner page(s)

        (From) Page number (as printed):

        2

        Up to page number (as printed):

        2

        Page for child additions

        Image 60933 of Inner page(s)
        Page 2 - child additions
        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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