My birth certificate was scanned on microfilm. I recently requested a copy of my birth certificate since my original was tattered and on its way out, and the ne

My birth certificate was scanned on microfilm. I recently requested a copy of my birth certificate since my original was tattered and on its way out, and the new certificate was unreadable. The registrar tried three times to print a new one, and it turns out the microfilm was not exposed correctly and the originals were discarded. They created a special certificate that has both the microfilm image and a “translation” so it’s actually useful.