Blue passports will be rolled out next month more than 30 years after they were curtailed.
Current, burgundy coloured passports will be replaced in March as Home Secretary Priti Patel said the new passport will "once again be entwined with our national identity".
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She said the UK has been given "a unique opportunity to... forge a new path in the world" and enabled a return to "the iconic blue and gold design".
The floral emblems of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales will be featured on the back cover.
Existing passports will maintain their validity until they expire.
The UK will join 81 other countries, including Australia, The US and Hong Kong in using blue passports.
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