Marriage certificate true and false identification

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Distinguishing between genuine and fake marriage certificates can be done from five aspects: cover color, paper size, secret markings, seal signature, and certificate core.

1、 Identify by Cover Color

1. The cover of the marriage certificate used before 1993 was

red

Single page format

2. The marriage certificate used between 93-2004 also has a red cover, but the inner pages use

Joint page

Vertical layout

3. The cover colors of marriage certificates used since 2004 are

Jujube red

2、 Distinguish by paper size

1. Before 1993, the marriage certificate was close

32 open.

2. From 1993 to 2004, the size of the marriage certificate remained unchanged, but the registration items increased

nationality

3. Since 2004, the specifications for marriage certificates are

188mm*128mm

3、 Distinguish from the secret code

1. There were no obvious hidden records before 1993.

2. From 1993 to 1997, the secret code varied in size

five-pointed star

Five pointed star changed to Double Happiness

3. The double layered cover of the marriage certificate, which has been in use since 2004, contains watermarks with the words "Certificate of the People's Republic of China" and "Double Happiness". The surface coating does not display any anti-counterfeit words and requires the use of a cash detector and ultraviolet light for display.

4、 Distinguish from seals and signatures

The marriage certificate used since 2003 has a manual signature from the relevant staff of the marriage registration office.

5、 Identify from the certificate core

The marriage certificate, which began to be used in 2004, abandons the emotional color, and both the divorce certificate and the marriage certificate are

Jujube red

subshrubby peony flower

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