This CFA Institute certificate sample grants the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Its wording also refers to the ongoing obligations of a CFA charterholder, then names Charlottesville, Virginia, as the place of issue. Large blackletter lettering heads the landscape page, while flowing script carries most of the main statement.
Sample Details
Document type: CFA charter.
Visible designation: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Granting body: Board of Governors of CFA Institute.
Layout: Landscape, with centered wording and a gently arched heading.
Typography: Blackletter for the institution and designation; cursive script for the surrounding text.
Lower section: Red circular CFA seal on the left, Chair and President and CEO signing positions in the middle, and the CFA Institute logo on the right.
Obscured fields: Recipient’s name, issue date and identifying details.




