There’s something inherently magical about having a passport; it’s your key to the world. Flipping through its pages can fill you with nostalgia for the places you’ve visited, forever memorialized in the form of an entry stamp or visa.
But Canadian passports are trending online right now for an entirely different reason; they look amazing under black light!
From reddit, to Buzzfeed, to BoredPanda; everyone is talking about Canadian passports. Passports printed from mid-2013 and onwards bear some striking images of landmarks, historic figures and locations that come alive under UV light.
From BoredPanda:
“The ‘secret’ UV images are cleverly incorporated into the parts of each page that are visible under normal lighting so that the two complement each other when seen under UV light. These images, along with a biometric chip in the back of the passport, are all security measures designed to ensure that duplicating or forging a passport would be as difficult and complicated as possible.”
We were already very proud of our passports, since they’re the hard-work of countless UNE members; but we have to admit being extra proud after seeing these breathtaking images.
Take a moment and go check out these images… or grab your passport and go find that circa-1970 black light hiding somewhere in your attic!