A Certificate issued under the Apostille Convention authenticating the origin of a public document. 1 Apostille, from the French, is pronounced: “Ah-pos-TEE” 

2 An Apostille only certifies the origin of the public socument to which it relates: it certifies the authenticity of the signature or seal of the person or authority that signed or sealed the public document and the capacity in which this was done.

An Apostille does not certify the content of the public document to which it relates.