Last year I applied for UK standard visitors Visa and was successfully issued, with Visa written at the top of the sticker which has the resemblance of the schengen Visa. Fast forward this year, in the month of June I applied for another standard visitors Visa but was issued an entry clearance sticker which has a different look than the regular Visa. I would like to know, at what point are this two stickers issued and under what circumstances? What are the major differences between them?
Is that entry clearance same as other regular visa?

Hi, I got the same thing as well, pls have you found an answer to that? If yes, pls share

Yes I think they are same

The two Visa are issued for the same purpose but there is different in length or duration of stay during a single visit.....it happen like that before to student visa...if ur student visa expired and renew it ....You will be issue a Residence permit