Recently, an account on the Reddit network shared a photo of a Vietnamese passport scanning under UV light (ultra purple). Each page of the passport appears with meticulously embossed lines with outstanding colors, surprising many viewers.
voting back on each page can point out a destination or a symbolic historical site of Vietnam. These are Khue Van Cac in the Temple of Literature (Hanoi), Fansipan mountain peak (Lao Cai), UNESCO heritage of Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh), Nha Ho citadel (Thanh Hoa), Dragon Bridge (Da Nang), Thien Mu Pagoda, Dai Noi (Hue city), Ho Chi Minh Museum and Nha Rong wharf (HCMC), Tri Ton rice field (An Giang)...
In addition to famous landmarks, Vietnamese passports also print images of Vietnamese historical and cultural symbols such as dragon heads, phoenixes during the Ly Dynasty, green bamboo Thugs, buffalo and kitchens raising ducks...
The new model of Vietnamese passport with a charcoal-gray passport will start being issued from July 1, 2022, replacing the green passport model. By March 1, 2023, the passport will be upgraded with an electronic chip-embedded version that stores personal information, biometrics and digital signatures of the issuing agency.
The post on Reddit received many comments and shares. Not only that, this interesting discovery also quickly spread on other social networking platforms such as Facebook, Threads, Tiktok...
Another Reddit account wondered whether another national passport had sunk photos like in Vietnam. In fact, some other countries are similar to Vietnam. For example, a Canadian passport is similar, chieuing UV lights with appropriate waves can reveal the shape of a red and yellow union petal, national emblem...
Special images are clearly shown when using specialized UV lights with 365mm waves. Therefore, if you want to see with your own eyes the patterns and images printed on your passport, you must have UV lights with the right wave steps.
