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Buying a diploma: what a replica is, and what it is not

Photo of a printed replica certificate in the style of Humboldt University of Berlin

Most people searching to buy a diploma online want a replica for the wall, a gift or a prop. That is exactly what a PhonyDiploma replica for Germany is: a personalized certificate in the style of a German university, laid out by a designer. Here is what a replica can do and where its limits are.

What a diploma replica is for

A replica is a display and novelty item. Typical uses:

  • wall decoration at the office or at home,
  • a gift or a joke among friends,
  • a prop for film, theatre or a photo shoot,
  • a decorative replacement for a lost or damaged certificate on the wall.

What a replica is not

A replica is not issued by any university. It confers no academic degree, does not replace study and gives no right to use a title. It must never be presented as a real document, whether in a job application, to an authority or to a university.

How ordering works

  1. Choose a design: the university diploma, the transcript or the set of both.
  2. Fill in the guided form: name, university, city, degree and subject, date and signatures.
  3. Match orders include one free preview; for any other product the preview is a paid add-on. A designer usually emails you the preview within 1โ€“2 business days. You approve it or tell us what to change. If we have no reply within 3 business days, we print and ship as entered in the order form.
  4. Printing and shipping: neutral packaging by UPS with tracking, or digital-only as a PDF.

A designer, not a generator

A designer lays out every certificate from your details; it is not an automatic generator. We have made personalized replicas since 2001. See our samples, or find more answers in the FAQ.

About these documents

PhonyDiploma documents are replicas for entertainment and novelty use: for display, gifts, jokes or props. They are not issued by any German university or college, PhonyDiploma is not affiliated with any educational institution, and no replica confers an academic degree. Never present one as a real document.