New Document Issues

In this round up of recent new secure document issues, we record the new Australian R Series passport and the new Finnish passport and ID card.

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Australian Passport

The Australian Passport Office has started issuing its new R Series passport, which features images of native animals hidden throughout. The previous P Series passport has been in use since 2014.

The new photo page is made of polycarbonate, with the portrait appearing in black-and-white rather than colour.

At the lower left of the holder’s main photo is a raised map of Australia. A second photo appears in a transparent window. Other windows reveal the antenna for the passport chip, which is embedded in the photo page. The holder’s photo appears in colour on the observations page, facing the photo page.