The redesigned UK passport has been released and features improved security features and iconic images from across the country.
The new 10-year passport will start being issued in October, with pages of the passport containing well-known UK scenes, including the White Cliffs of Dover, the Gower Peninsula, Ben Nevis and the Giant’s Causeway.
The use of these images, recreated through special printing techniques, is just one of a number of new security features contained in the passport.
New security measures include:
- moving the chip which stores the holder’s details to the inside of the passport cover where it will no longer be visible. This gives additional physical protection as well as making it much harder to replace the chip without damage to the passport cover being spotted;
- a secondary image of the holder printed onto the observations page;
- new designs now stretching across two pages; and
- a new transparent covering which includes several holograms to protect the holder’s personal details.
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High-tech security features are the key to deter counterfeiting and fraud in the security paper industry. Whether it be passports, banknotes, visas, etc. the technology for these devices keeps growing and improving as demonstrated in this case by the UK. To keep up to date with advancements in the security paper field, I highly recommend the Global Paper Security blog at www.globalpapersecurity.com