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Document: GBR-AO-05001

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GBR-AO-05001
Outside front cover
Inside front cover
UV feature
Printing technique
Inside back cover
UV feature
Printing technique
Biodata page
Substrate
Watermark
UV feature
OVD (optically variable device)
Laminate
Facial image
Printing technique
Inner page(s)
UV feature
Numbering
Inner page(s)
Watermark
UV feature
Facial image
Printing technique
Inner page(s)
Inner page(s)
Watermark
UV feature
Printing technique
Printing technique

Title:

PASSPORT

Issuing Country:

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

Document Category:

A - Passport

Document type:

O - ordinary document

Document version number:

05001

First issued on:

07/12/2015

Valid:

yes

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:

no

Validity-additional information:

Since 10 September 2001, UK digital image passports are valid up to 10 years and 9 months.

Validity

Maximum validity:

5 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

0 year(s)

Maximum age for validity:

15 year(s)

Extension is possible:

no

Validity-additional information:

Since 10 September 2001, UK digital image passports are valid up to 5 years and 9 months.

Business passports have 48 pages.

Outside front cover

    Construction:

    flexible

    Cover embossing:

    hot foil stamping

    Material:

    plastic

    Overall colour:

    burgundy

    Image 302721 of Outside front cover

    Inside front cover

    Image 302723 of Inside front cover

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Image 302734 of UV feature

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    All text on the inside front cover is intaglio printed

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Description:

    latent image "UK"

    Image 302735 of Printing technique
    Latent image

    Inside back cover

    Image 302724 of Inside back cover

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Image 302737 of UV feature

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Security Element:

    latent image

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Description:

    latent image "UK"

    Page 2

    Image 302725 of Biodata page

    Security features:

    Substrate

    Presence of Fibres:

    yes

    Colours:

    multi-coloured

    Image 302740 of Substrate

    Security features:

    Watermark

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    Description:

    Gipsy Moth IV sailing vessel surrounded by four floral emblems (rose, daffodil, thistle and shamrock); in addition to the multitone and electrotype, also Cornerstone®, Edgestone and (round shaped, bright) 'SkyLight' watermarks.

    Watermark position:

    positioned - centred

    Image 302741 of Watermark
    Watermark and additional SkyLight watermark feature

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT (365 nm)

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Image 302743 of UV feature

    Security features:

    OVD (optically variable device)

    OVD description:

    Metallised area at the left side and beneath the holder's image - there it contains a unique serial number which is not the same as the passport's serial number.

    Image 302745 of OVD (optically variable device)

    Security features:

    Laminate

    Laminate UV features:

    yes

    OVD features:

    hologram

    Image 302746 of Laminate
    Image 302747 of Laminate

    Security features:

    Facial image

    Photo type:

    colour

    Photo integration technique:

    inkjet printing

    Image 302749 of Facial image

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    Description:

    see-through register depicting a nautical compass under transmitted light

    Image 302750 of Printing technique

    Inner page(s)

    Page 1

    Title page displays document serial number. No page number is printed. Principal text is in English, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic, with equivalent text in languages of the other EU Member States.

    Image 302726 of Inner page(s)

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT (365 nm)

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Image 302751 of UV feature

    Security features:

    Numbering

    Image 302752 of Numbering
    Image 302753 of Numbering

    Page 3

    This page is reserved for official observations. Any observations will be printed by inkjet.

    Image 302727 of Inner page(s)

    Security features:

    Watermark

    Light:

    TRANSMITTED

    Description:

    different style electrotype watermark of the same sailing vessel and floral motifs as on the biodata page

    Watermark position:

    positioned - centred

    Image 302754 of Watermark

    Security features:

    UV feature

    Light:

    UV LIGHT (365 nm)

    UV feature:

    fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

    Image 302756 of UV feature

    Security features:

    Facial image

    Photo type:

    secondary (ghost) image - colour

    Photo integration technique:

    inkjet printing

    Security features:

    Printing technique

    Security Element:

    rainbow colouring

    Description:

    fine-line design depicting a map of the United Kingdom

    Technique:

    intaglio printing

    Image 302758 of Printing technique

    Inner page(s)

      Page 4

      Image 302728 of Inner page(s)

      (From) Page number (as printed):

      5

      Up to page number (as printed):

      34

      Each visa page in the 34-page passport is unique, with the design spreading across the two adjacent pages. Page 33 has no visible security fibres.

      Image 302732 of Inner page(s)
      Image 302730 of Inner page(s)
      Pages 6 and 7
      Image 302731 of Inner page(s)
      Pages 8 - 33: visa pages
      Image 302729 of Inner page(s)
      Page 34

      Security features:

      Watermark

      Light:

      TRANSMITTED

      Description:

      Portrait of Wiliam Shakespeare. The visa pages include in addition an electrotype watermark in the form of a writer's guill which includes the two page numbers.

      Watermark position:

      positioned - centred

      Image 302761 of Watermark

      Security features:

      UV feature

      Light:

      UV LIGHT (365 nm)

      UV feature:

      fluorescent overprint (invisible under normal light)

      Image 302762 of UV feature

      Security features:

      Printing technique

      Light:

      TRANSMITTED

      Image 302763 of Printing technique

      Security features:

      Printing technique

      Technique:

      intaglio printing

      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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