Protected from forging, metal-formed image, and protective devices and secure their application DOCUMENTS

摘要

Counterfeit-resistant, metal-formed images (14) for use with security documents such as banknotes and the like are provided. The inventive images (14) are difficult (if not impossible) to effectively simulate using metallic ink printing, foil transfer, or hot stamping techniques. Security devices (10) that employ at least one such metal-formed image (14) and security documents that have at least one metal-formed image (14) located on a surface thereof and/or that have at least one security device (10) at least partially embedded therein or mounted thereon, are also provided.