Rip Cuts
Partial cutting of a substrate upper layer or a laminate coating which prevents a structural damage of a document made with the purpose of its forgery. Rip cuts break down if one tries to separate an upper layer or laminate from the substrate.
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Fig. 1. Korea. Passport issued in 1998:
a — data page. Paper substrate; b — the same. Rip cuts on the laminate in the form of dashed lines; c — the same. Zoomed fragment
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Fig. 2. Australia. Visa sticker:
a — paper substrate; b — the same. Rip cuts in the form of concentric rings with the crosshairs in the center; c — the same. Zoomed fragment
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Fig. 3. United Arab Emirates. Emergency passport issued in 2016:
a — paper sticker over the data page. Paper substrate; b — the same. Rip cuts in the form of concentric rings with the crosshairs in the center; c — the same. Rip cuts in the upper part of the data page