Until 2004, the national debit card Dankort contained a photo of the holder and was widely accepted as an identity card. The Danish banks lobbied successfully to have pictures removed from the national debit cards and so since 2004 the Dankort has no longer contained a photo. Hence it is rarely accepted for identification. Between 2004–2016, counties issued a "photo identity card" (), which can be used as age verification, but it is limited for identification purposes because of limited security for issuing, and it is not valid for EU travel.