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A custom typeface designed two years before release

Commissioned by the Federal Office of Police (fedpol) and released in autumn 2022, the redesigned Swiss passport was developed by Geneva-based studio Retinaa in collaboration with a group of experts led by fedpol, security printing specialist Thales, and printer Orell Füssli. Swiss Typefaces contributed a custom typeface during the creative phase between 2017 and 2019. The design references Switzerland's natural landscape and all 26 cantons while incorporating advanced document-security technologies.