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Bank card: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 8.56 cm.

nominal ID-1 length

8.56 cm = 0.0856 m. A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter.

Contemporary modelModel not specified

The standardised ID-1 format measures 85.60 by 53.98 millimetres.

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Bank card, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

The standard ID-1 format measures 85.60 by 53.98 millimetres. Displayed dimension: nominal ID-1 length.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

ID-1 format card, without personal data.

Model not specified: Contemporary model. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen. ID-1 format of a generic card; standardisation, the introduction of bank cards and the manufacture of a specimen are different events. A universal year would be misleading.