Overview of Security Features

Security Features incorporated into documents include:

• Complicated guilloche and numismatic security designs
• Micro-text - very small text that can be read with a magnifying glass
• Micro-tint - background pattern of repeated words
• 'Anti-copy' feature where the word “copy” appears on a photocopy or scan
• Front reverse see-through registration
• Bespoke and standard watermarks
• Chemical sensitisation of paper that reacts to solvent based chemicals used to attempt forgery
• Embedded threads and fibres within the paper
• Rainbow split duct colour graduation whereby two or more colours are graduated smoothly together
• Invisible ultra violet (UV) inks that fluoresce under UV light
• Instant verification inks that react to a special pen to verify authenticity
• Heat sensitive ink that changes colour when heat is applied
• Chemically sensitive and water soluble inks that react to attempted forgery
• Sequential serial numbering that identifies each document using special numbering typefaces
• Holograms and foils
• Encrypted variable data personalisation and barcoding