Identification means

A method of manufacturing identification means, said method including the steps of providing a first identification portion on a base member, providing a second identification on the base member to cover at least a part of said first identification portion, said first and second identification portions in the form of one or more images, characters and/or text, the first identification portion being masked, at least in part, by said second identification portion until said second identification portion is removed therefrom.

A method of allowing a user to verify the authenticity of identification means, said identification means including a first identification portion in the form of one or more images, characters and/or text and a second identification portion removably located with at least a part of said first identification portion to at least partially mask the first identification portion until said second identification portion has been removed therefrom, said second identification portion also being in the form of one or more images, characters and/or text, said method including the steps of a user removing said second identification portion to reveal the data in said first identification portion, the user contacting database means and providing the first identification portion data to said database means, said database means checking the revealed first identification portion data against known data and providing confirmation to the user that the identification means is authentic if the revealed first identification portion data matches said known data.