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A notary's own device, certifying a signature rather than a document.
Also known as: Notary stamp, Notarised, Embossed circle on a signed document
A personal seal belonging to an individual officer. It certifies that a named person signed in the notary's presence — a fact about an event, not a statement about whether the document is any good.
A seal applied by a notary public to a document, together with a signature, certifying the identity of the person who signed it and the circumstances of signing.
A record about how a reference is written, not about what the law says. Nothing here is legal advice.
Certifies the act of signing, not the contents. A notarised document is one whose signature is vouched for; nothing about the seal says the document is valid, accurate or enforceable.
Commonly misunderstood as an endorsement of the document. It is a statement about who signed it and when.
An apostille is a further certificate authenticating the notary rather than the document, required where the document will be used abroad — a seal certifying a seal.
A circular device embossed into the paper or stamped in ink, carrying a name and an office title round the rim and a device at the centre, beside a handwritten signature.