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Information Reference System

Secure Documents Ultimate Edition

The most comprehensive and trusted source for document and banknote verification.

Complete Collection of Documents and Banknotes at Your Fingertips

Information Reference System (IRS) is a database containing images and detailed description of documents, banknotes and their security features at several protection levels. It enables experts and border control officers to compare questioned documents and banknotes against a comprehensive global reference, overcoming the limitations of individual knowledge and access to original specimens.

More than 337,000 high-quality images of 12,000+ documents, banknotes and coins from around the world:

  • 162,000+ passport images

  • 156,700+ currency images
  • 3,700+ visa images

  • 14,500+ auto document images

What makes the Regula IRS Different

High-resolution images

Images are captured in 2400 DPI optical resolution to highlight even the slightest nuances of document security features. This makes the Regula IRS the only solution that enables you to determine the printing technique using a reference image.

Automatic Authenticity Control

Detailed descriptions

Each document comes with a detailed description, including the number of pages, release date, material for each page, and other characteristics, as well as a detailed description of up to 80 security elements: type, location, and printing technique.

Unique luminescence and magnetic visualization

The Regula IRS features infrared (IR) luminescence, anti-Stokes, and ultraviolet (UV) luminescence for all pages, including UV 365, UV 313, and UV 254, along with magnetic protection visualization for applicable pages.

Exclusive hologram representation

For holograms and other optically variable features, the Regula IRS contains animated GIFs, created with the unique Regula 2303 device, to show how they change visually.

Advanced search

Users can search by document type, country, ICAO code, light source, security element, printing technique, and other criteria for quick and efficient access to the needed information.

Daily updates

Regula IRS is being constantly updated. Usually, it takes around two weeks to examine, capture, and describe a new document before adding it to the collection.

Improved Verification Across a Wide Rage of Light Sources

Document pages and banknote images are captured in different light sources: white (incident and transmitted), ultraviolet (365, 313, 254 nm), infrared (870 nm), along with IR and anti-Stokes luminescence so that an expert can thoroughly check a document under various lights.

Comprehensive Ecosystem for Document Verification

The IRS can be integrated into other Regula solutions, such as Regula Forensic Studio software (which supports all Regula forensic devices), document readers, or the advanced border control device Regula 4205D. Users can access the IRS directly from the device management interface and operate in comparison mode. Additionally, users can extend the IRS’s functionality by using Regula Document Builder software to add their own samples, for example by providing information on common regional forgeries.

IRS Versions

Brief (73,200+ images) — Includes only document and banknote images in different spectral ranges for basic control
Express (212,800+ images) — Includes some basic security features, document and banknote images for express control
Forensic (322,000+ images) — Includes security features and images for advanced document and banknote examination
Ultra (337,600+ images) — Professional version for expert examination of documents and banknotes, which includes additional images of documents (anti-Stokes luminescence, IR luminescence, and magnetic protection of documents)
Images of documents in spectral ranges Brief Express Forensic Ultra

White

Ultraviolet 254 nm

Ultraviolet 313 nm

Ultraviolet 365 nm

Data page only

Infrared 870 nm

Data page only Data page only

IR luminescence

Anti-Stokes luminescence

Magnetic ink patterns

Images of banknotes in spectral ranges

Top white

Transmitted white

Ultraviolet 254 nm

Ultraviolet 313 nm

Ultraviolet 365 nm

Infrared 870 nm

IR luminescence

Anti-Stokes luminescence

Magnetic ink patterns

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