Germany diploma replicas: frequently asked questions

A replica for display, a gift or a joke, yes. Choose your design, fill in the guided form and order online. Every certificate is designed for your order.

A decorative replica of a university certificate, personalized with your details, for hanging on the wall, giving as a gift or using as a prop. It is not an official document.

No. Our replicas are not issued by any university, confer no academic degree and give no right to use a title.

Yes. The transcript (Notenspiegel) is available on its own or in a set with the university diploma.

The university diploma starts at about 171,14 € ($199.00 USD), the transcript at about 214,14 € ($249.00 USD) and the set at about 386,14 € ($449.00 USD). Euro amounts are approximate; the USD amount charged is shown next to each one. The exact price with your options is on the product page.

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 1–2 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.

Printed documents ship in neutral packaging by UPS with tracking. The shipping methods and prices for your address are shown at checkout. Or choose digital-only delivery as a PDF.

Yes. Request a free, no-obligation sample: a watermarked digital preview that we email to you.

No. PhonyDiploma documents are not issued by any German university or college, and PhonyDiploma is not affiliated with any educational institution. Never present a replica as a real document, for example in a job application, to an authority or to a university.

Display and decoration, a gift, a joke, a prop for film and stage, or a decorative replacement for a lost or damaged certificate on the wall. It is a novelty and display item.

With a Match order a designer lays out the certificate in the style of the university you name. Match orders include one free preview; for any other product the preview is a paid add-on.

You enter the university, its city and every detail in the order form exactly as you want them printed. Our samples page shows photos of how different certificates can look.

Your name, the university and city, the degree and subject (for example “Master of Science in Computer Science”), the graduation date and your choice of signatures, plus delivery type, paper size and finish.

No. You choose realistic “house” signatures, not those of the real signers, or title lines with blank signature fields.

Depending on the design: A4 paper or the designer’s choice, flat print or an embossed seal (metallic or raised), an optional photo of the finished print before it ships, and a hologram embossed seal and a custom folder with the school logo where the product page offers them. Options and prices are in the order form.

Yes. Choose digital delivery as a PDF (not a scan), a printed copy by post, or both.

Printed documents travel in neutral packaging, with no hint of the contents or the sender’s website. You receive the UPS tracking number by email on the day it ships.

Request a quote: tell us the university, country, document type and timeframe, with a file as an example if you like. Our team reviews your request privately and replies by email.

A designer lays out every certificate from your details; it is not an automatic generator. We have made personalized replicas since 2001.

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