Cover
An external document coating. A design element in the form of a sheet of thick paper, plastic or cardboard covered with synthetic material. Images and text on the front side of the cover are applied by foil stamping, blind embossing or printed in ink. Printing with UV luminescent or anti-Stokes inks is an additional security feature for the cover. By the properties of document coating, covers can be soft (easily bent) and hard (bent with effort). The cover is attached to the book block. It can be glued, stapled or attached with a thermo thread.
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Fig. 1. Denmark. Travel document (Convention of 28 July 1951) issued in 1993:
a — soft polymer cover without endpapers. The cover is bound to the book block with a thermo thread; b — the same. Page spread of a passport book; c — the same. Design element of the cover. Blind embossing and letterpress
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Fig. 2. Mongolia. Diplomatic passport:
a — cover; b — the same. Page spread. The cover is attached to the endpapers (marked with arrows) of the book block; c — the same. Material of the cover. Leather texture; d — the same. Stamping with gold foil
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Fig. 3. Switzerland. Temporary passport issued in 2003:
a — synthetic cloth covering the soft cover; b — the same. Texture of the cover. Blind embossing (crosses); c — the same. Structure of the cover. Top edge. The cover is bound to the book block with a thread; d — the same. Front side of the cover. UV light