Plate Mark Certificate of Authenticity Certificate, Portrait

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A portrait certificate of authenticity that records an artwork's medium, size, signature and edition in a tall plate mark, with signatures and a QR code.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 3 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Certificate of Authenticity
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Examined in person, Signature verified, Provenance recorded and Photographed for the register
Details: medium, size, signed and edition
Signatures: Artist and Registrar

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 210 × 297 mm · 8.27 × 11.69 in
US Letter: 8.5 × 11 in · 216 × 279 mm

Fonts

Cormorant Garamond: Title
Work Sans: Text, Labels
Pinyon Script: Recipient name
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#f6f1e7
Ink#26211d
Accent#8a2c24
Second accent#b26b3e
Muted text#625d57

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

Here the plate mark is tall, as on a vertical print. CERTIFICATE OF sits small above a large AUTHENTICITY, followed by the owner's name in script and the work's title in carmine. Two columns share one hairline: The Work, with medium, size, signature and edition, and Verified by the Issuer, with the four checks. The QR code is centred at the foot of the plate, and the margin under it carries a blind chop, the register number, the issue date and the registrar's and artist's pencil signatures. It suits studios that frame the certificate or mount it on the back of the work.

About

Artwork Authenticity Certificate, Plate Mark Portrait

Collectors keep the papers for a work in a folder or sleeve with the invoice and the condition report, and a portrait page files there neatly. Painters, printmakers, photographers and sculptors give this certificate with each original or numbered edition; galleries and auction houses issue it at the sale, and it travels with the work every time it is lent, insured or resold. It should say exactly which work it covers and who checked it.

Wording on the template“This certifies that the work named here is an original by the artist, signed by hand, examined in person and entered in our register under the number below. Keep this certificate with the work.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: name, here is the certificate of authenticity for your artwork

Dear name,

Thank you for adding this work to your collection. Its certificate of authenticity is ready: it records the work, its details and our register number, signed by the artist and our registrar.

Open it to see the full record, download a copy to print and keep with the work, or share it when you insure, lend or show the piece. Anyone you share it with can check it on our verification page.

With warm regards from the studio.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

A new piece has joined my small collection, and it came with its certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist and recorded in the gallery's register. It is a good feeling to know the story of a work is kept safe along with the work itself. Thank you to the artist and the gallery team for the care they took. #ArtCollecting #OriginalArt

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it upright, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.