A Security Element, a Valuable Document comprising a Security Element and Methods for Manufacturing the Security Element and the Valuable Document

摘要

The invention relates to a security element for a valuable document comprising a substrate, a first groove on a first surface of the substrate, a second groove on a second surface of the substrate, the second surface being opposite to the first surface wherein the first groove and the second groove are aligned with each other such that first groove and the second groove are substantially superposed and a first foil is arranged in the first groove and a second foil is arranged in the second groove such that the thickness of the first foil and the thickness of the second foil are partially compensated by the dimensions of the first groove and the second groove. The invention also relates to a valuable document comprising the security element as well as to methods of manufacturing the security element and the valuable document.