DE102008030182B4 - Value or security document and method for forming at least one security feature in the production of the value or security document, as well as method and means for verification - Google Patents

Abstract

Value or security document (10) with at least one edge (13), wherein at least one edge (13) has at least one security feature at least in partial areas (18), characterized in that the security feature is a structure with depressions and/or elevations, created by punching.

Description

field of invention

The subject matter of the invention relates to a value or security document with at least one edge, which has at least one security feature at least in partial areas, as well as a method for its production, a method for its verification and means for its verification.

State of the art

Valuable or security documents are known from the prior art, which are produced from different foils by means of lamination. For example, describes the EP 1 480 839 B1 a security document card having at least one coating of polycarbonate on polyethylene. the DE 10 2006 030 406 A1 describes a value or security document which is made up of several layers. The layers consist of foils.

A multi-layer structure is a body produced by means of lamination or gluing, for example a card body. This is connected to form a body by assembling individual layers, eg foils and lamination and/or gluing. The films can consist of the same or different materials, in particular polycarbonate (PC), in particular bisphenol A polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), their derivatives such as glycol-modified PET (PETG), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinyl butyral (PVB), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyimide (PI), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polystyrene (PS), polyvinylphenol (PVP), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), in particular thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU ), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), paper, Teslin ^® and derivatives thereof, coextruded films containing these materials, among others, and hybrid materials containing, among others, the materials mentioned above.

A body of such a multi-layer construction, e.g., multi-layer laminate, has a top and a bottom. Generally orthogonal to the top and bottom are one or more edges. A round or oval multi-layer laminate has one edge, a rectangular four edges, which are connected to each other via corners. In card-shaped documents, such as check cards, the corners are usually rounded. ISO 7810, in particular with the formats ID 1, ID 2 and ID 3, should be mentioned here as an example of standards for the external form of card-like documents.

To protect against counterfeiting and falsification, valuable or security documents have security features. Examples of security features are guilloche, raised intaglio printing, iris printing, microwriting, luminescent dyes, for example fluorescent, phosphorescent and up-conversion dyes, magnetic inks, infrared inks, optically variable inks, holograms, watermarks, anti-copy devices, see-through registers, see-through windows, security thread and tactile embossing. The security features can be checked on three levels. The first level involves simple visual inspection and can generally be recognized even by an untrained person, for example an optically variable color or hologram on banknotes. The second level includes testing with technical aids, such as fluorescence, for which a UV lamp is required for testing. The third level includes forensic features, some of which can only be checked by destroying the document. Most of these forensic features are not public knowledge. Security features are known to those skilled in the art and are described, for example, in Rudolf L. van Renesse, Optical Document Security, 3rd edition, Artech House, Boston/London (2005), ISBN 1-58053-258-6.

In the DE 10 2006 017 764 A1 describes a security and/or valuable document with a machine-readable security element which contains a luminescent substance. The luminescent substances are located at different locations on the surface of the valuable and/or security document. Furthermore, a device is described which can be used to evaluate the security element. A support surface ensures that the device captures the surface of the security and/or valuable document and thus the security element.

In WO 2005/043456 A1 describes a map with visible or invisible markings on a perimeter edge. Invisible marks can be created with a printed UV or IR ink.

CA 2,260,551A specifies cards with markings on their perimeters to make them easier to locate in a deck. The markings may have different patterns and colors and be printed on the edges by hot stamping, by a microprinting process, by a screen printing process or the like.

JP 02159686A discloses cards with indentations for encoding identification data.

DE 602 19 804 T2 relates to the embossing of a relief in the form of an image on one side of a sheet-like object of value less than 0.2 mm thick, the embossed side being provided with a metal foil material. A stamp with a relief is used for its production.

DE 43 34 847 A1 discloses a document of value with a window-like opening, which can be produced by punching.

In FR 2 840 094 A1 describes an identification card formed from three laminations, a middle one of which is characterized by a serrated edge. This middle layer contains fluorescers. During lamination, the two outer layers bond in the recessed areas of the jagged edge of the middle layer. This enables fluorescence at the edge of the document that is only visible in certain areas.

Besides prevention of total forgery of documents, prevention of falsification of documents is very important. If identification documents are falsified, the name, date of birth, chip and/or picture, for example, are exchanged. If such a falsification succeeds, a person misusing the forged document has an allegedly valid document which cannot be recognized as false, or with a high probability, cannot be recognized as false during checks. With today's documents based on multi-layer laminates, delamination can be used for manipulation, that is to say by re-separation along at least one plane between two layers. For delamination, documents are treated with heat, cold or solvents, for example. This delamination can be carried out more easily by the counterfeiter when different materials are laminated together, for example glued multi-component structures. These material combinations are used, for example, to embed an integrated circuit. A thermoplastic inlay can be used for this purpose. Due to the better mechanical and safety-related properties, a harder surface is preferred, so that despite the easier manipulation, bonded composites made of immiscible polymers are used.

Problem of the prior art and object of the invention

The documents known from the prior art can, for example, be imperceptibly split at an adhesive layer between two foils. Thus, a manipulation of value or security documents is possible according to the prior art and is difficult to detect during verification. The task therefore arises of creating a value or security document which is secured against falsification by means of delamination, or in order to reveal attempted or actual falsification. There is also the task of providing a method for producing and a method for verifying such a valuable or security document. This applies in particular to the verification of value or security documents of the first and possibly the second level of verification. There is also the task of providing a device for verification and a device for adapting existing devices for verification.

Description of the Invention and Preferred Embodiments

According to the invention, the object is achieved by a value or security document with at least one edge, in that at least one edge of the value or security document has at least one security feature, at least in partial areas, the security feature being a structure with depressions and/or elevations that is formed by punching is generated. The object is also achieved by a method for forming at least one security feature in the production of a value or security document having at least one edge, in which at least one edge is provided with at least one security feature at least in partial areas, the security feature having a structure with indentations and /or ridges created by stamping. Furthermore, the object is achieved by a method for verifying a value or security document with at least one edge and containing at least one security feature, which includes the steps of detecting at least one security feature of the value or security document to be verified, comparing the security feature of the value or security document to be verified with the expected appearance of the introduced security feature in a genuine, non-manipulated value or security document and deciding whether a forgery or falsification is present, the verification being based on at least one security feature formed on at least one edge and the security feature being a structure with depressions and/or elevations produced by stamping. Furthermore, the invention is also provided by a device for verifying a value or security document with at least one edge and containing at least one security feature, which has at least one sensor which is used for detection of the at least one security feature is embodied, wherein the sensor is aligned with the edge of the value or security document and wherein the device for detecting security features formed by punching is embodied on at least one edge.

Examples of valuable or security documents are a passport, ID card, driver's license, visa, check and credit card, company ID card, proof of entitlement, membership card, gift and shopping voucher and (game) token. These can be designed as multi-layer structures, in particular as multi-layer laminates. Examples of materials for value or security documents are polycarbonate (PC), in particular bisphenol A polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), their derivatives such as glycol-modified PET (PETG), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinyl butyral (PVB ), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyimide (PI), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polystyrene (PS), polyvinylphenol (PVP), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), in particular thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), paper, Teslin ^® and their derivatives, coextruded films containing, among others, these materials, as well as hybrid materials containing, among others, the materials mentioned above.

Security features can be formed, for example, from guilloches, raised intaglio printing, iris printing, microwriting, luminescent dyes, for example fluorescent, phosphorescent and upconversion dyes, magnetic colors, infrared colors, optically variable colors, holograms, watermarks, anti-copy devices, see-through registers, see-through windows, security thread and tactile imprints.

According to the invention, the at least one security feature located on at least one edge can be designed in such a way that it changes detectably in the event of delamination and subsequent assembly of the document after falsification, for example of the personalization data (manipulation). The change is particularly preferably irreversible and recognizable. If a security feature is not applied to all edges of the card when there are several possible edges, then it is particularly preferred to secure the edge or edges that would most likely be manipulated. In this way, the edges are secured which are closest to the feature to be manipulated, such as the name, the picture or the chip, since the manipulation effort is lowest here. The same and/or different security features can be introduced into different edges and/or into different partial areas.

According to the invention, a security feature can be designed in the form of a line, multiple lines or guilloches. In a preferred embodiment, lines can run parallel to one another. In a preferred embodiment, straight lines have a fixed angle to the surface normal of the upper side of the valuable or security document. If the security feature is formed by a group of parallel lines, for example, and the layers of a multi-layer laminate are separated and then reassembled, the pattern is noticeably disturbed since the positional accuracy of the pattern cannot be achieved when the layers are assembled. In addition, the distance between the lines can change due to warping of separated layers, which also leads to a clearly visible effect.

In a preferred embodiment, the security feature is in the form of microwriting. The microprint can carry information that is uniform for all documents, for example the country of issue, information that is uniform for the document type, for example a value, or individualized information, for example a document number.

In a further preferred embodiment, the security feature is applied to the edge by printing by means of letterpress, planographic, intaglio, through or digital printing. Intaglio and intaglio printing, offset printing in the forms of wet and dry offset, letterset, flexographic printing, screen printing, inkjet printing and/or laser printing can be used as printing methods. However, the printing can also be applied, for example, by dip coating or spraying, in particular if the partial area is to be covered over the whole area.

In a further embodiment according to the invention, the security feature is formed with a luminescent dye. For example, photoluminescence, in particular fluorescence, phosphorescence and multi-photon processes (upconversion), electroluminescence, cathodoluminescence, chemiluminescence, bioluminescence, sonoluminescence, triboluminescence and radioluminescence can be used as luminescence. The advantage of this embodiment lies in the more difficult imitation of a security feature according to the invention.

In a further preferred embodiment, the security feature is formed with a dye that can be seen in the visible range. All dyes known to those skilled in the art can be used here.

The value or security document with at least one edge has at least in part extend at least one edge to at least one security feature, the security feature being a structure. A structure has any number of indentations and/or elevations. For example, a structure can have a structure height of about 5 μm. A structure is created from a blank by punching. Depending on the process used, characteristic forms of the structure result, which have a uniform course over the entire edge. Other punching methods are known to those skilled in the art.

The depressions in a structure can be partially or completely filled with paint or varnish. In this case, the filling can either be carried out uniformly in all depressions, but it is also possible for only some depressions or only parts of depressions to be filled. The filling can be done, for example, by printing, dispensing or squeegeeing. A paint used for filling can contain, for example, pigments which produce a visible color impression, exhibit UV-excitable luminescence and/or have magnetic properties. In particular, the colors can be designed to dry in the air, UV or IR. The depressions can also be filled with paint or lacquer in such a way that more paint or lacquer than is necessary for complete filling is filled into the depression, so that an elevation is formed in the area of the structure. An advantage according to the invention when filling the depressions with an ink or a varnish which contains a luminescent substance is that this feature can already be verified when examining the top and/or bottom of the document. In this case, the amount of material introduced is much larger than when the surface is printed, so that a feature located in the edge produces a much more intense luminescence.

In a further preferred embodiment, the security feature is stamped flat in at least one partial area of the edge. This means that the security feature gives a uniform, homogeneous impression. It is preferred if the security feature is formed in this embodiment with a brittle-breaking lacquer, for example a crosslinked, infusible lacquer. Examples of such paints are acrylates and epoxides. The brittle lacquer particularly preferably has pigments which are not generally accessible, so that a counterfeiter cannot remove the brittle lacquer and apply a new, identical lacquer.

In a further embodiment according to the invention, the security feature is introduced into the edge with a solvent. A solvent mixture suitable for PC-based value or security documents comprises, for example, L1) 0 to 10% by weight, preferably 1 to 5% by weight, in particular 2 to 3% by weight, mesitylene, L2) 10 to 50% by weight -%, preferably 25 to 50% by weight, in particular 30 to 40% by weight, 1-methoxy-2-propanol acetate, L3) 0 to 20% by weight, preferably 1 to 20% by weight, in particular 7 to 15% by weight of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, L4) 10 to 50% by weight, preferably 25 to 50% by weight, in particular 30 to 40% by weight, of ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, L5 ) 0 to 10% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 2% by weight, in particular 0.05 to 0.5% by weight, cumene, and L6) 0 to 80% by weight, preferably 1 to 40 % by weight, in particular 15 to 25% by weight, of solvent naphtha, the sum of components L1 to L6 always being 100% by weight.

Dyes and/or luminescent substances can be added to this solvent mixture. An application can take place, for example, by means of inkjet printing. If the solvent mixture contains dyes and/or luminescent substances, these can diffuse into the multilayer laminate that has been partially dissolved by the solvent and can therefore not be removed by simply rubbing it off.

The verification of a value or security document according to the invention takes place in the steps of detecting at least one security feature located on at least one edge of the value or security document to be verified, comparing the security feature on the value or security document to be verified with the expected appearance of the security feature in a value or security document that has not been manipulated and decide whether it is a forgery or falsification. Preferred methods of detection include detection with the naked eye, with a magnifying glass, with a microscope, under UV light excitation, or by touch. The comparison can be done by a person or by machine. The expected appearance of the security feature in a genuine, non-manipulated value or security document can be present, for example, in the form of a sample document, a reproduction, a digitized recording of such a document or a technical description. The comparison can include the position of the security feature, appearance of the security feature (e.g. shape, size, orientation, pattern), information about the security feature (e.g. document number in microprint) and/or spectral characteristics (e.g. fluorescent color). When deciding whether a forgery is present, it must be taken into account that a discrepancy due to aging and/or use of the value or security document can also occur without an attempt at manipulation. Can not decide whether deviations are either due to manipulation or are merely the result of wear and tear, or if there is obvious tampering, the value or security document can be subjected to a more thorough examination in order to make an accurate statement.

A device for verifying a value or security document with at least one edge and containing at least one security feature has at least one sensor which is designed to detect the at least one security feature and is aligned with the edge of the value or security document.

In a preferred embodiment, the device for verifying a valuable or security document has at least one additional sensor, which is aligned with the top and/or underside of the valuable or security document for detecting information and/or at least one additional security feature. In particular, this further sensor can be designed to read out information, for example data about the document and owner, in particular name, address, date of birth, document number and/or validity. The information can particularly preferably be contained in the machine-readable zone (MRZ) in travel documents.

In a further preferred embodiment of the device for verifying a value or security document, the sensor and/or the value or security document is movably arranged, so that the sensor is on the edge as well as on the top and/or bottom of the value or security document can be aligned. The value or security document is particularly preferably located on a flat support, for example a glass plate, which has an elevation on at least one edge, so that the value or security document can be placed flush and therefore in the exact position on it. For example, the sensor is on a quarter circle, so it can detect both the edge and the surface.

In a further preferred embodiment of the device for verifying a value or security document, the device is designed in such a way that the sensor can simultaneously detect both the top and/or underside and the edge of the value or security document. For example, the device includes a mirror. The sensor, for example a CCD camera, can now capture the top or bottom as well as the mirror and, via this, the edge.

A device for holding a valuable or security document with at least one edge and containing at least one security feature on a device for verifying valuable or security documents, which has at least one sensor which is designed to detect the at least one security feature, is used to align the sensor on the edge of the value or security document. For example, the device is a slot into which the document of value or security can be inserted so that the sensor is aligned with the edge. Such a device makes it possible to use devices for the verification of value or security documents which were not developed and built for the verification of a value or security document according to the invention. In particular, this enables simple and inexpensive retrofitting of devices that are already in operation.

• 1: ein Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument in schematischer, perspektivischer Darstellung, welches in einem Teilbereich ein Sicherheitsmerkmal in Form paralleler Linien aufweist;
• 2: das Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument von 1 in schematischer, perspektivischer Darstellung nach Manipulation;
• 3: ein Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument in schematischer, perspektivischer Darstellung mit einer individualisierten Kante;
• 4: ein Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument in schematischer, perspektivischer Darstellung, welches eine Beschichtung mit einem spröde brechenden Lack aufweist;
• 5: das Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument von 4 in schematischer, perspektivischer Darstellung nach Manipulation;
• 6: ein Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument in einer Draufsicht mit einer taktilen Kante;
• 7: ein Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokument in einer Draufsicht mit verfüllten Vertiefungen;
• 8: ein Stapel von Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokumenten in schematischer, perspektivischer Darstellung mit gleichzeitig aufgebrachten parallelen Linien;
• 9: eine Vorrichtung zur Verifikation mit einem Sensor;
• 10: eine Vorrichtung zur Verifikation mit zwei Sensoren;
• 11: eine Vorrichtung zur Verifikation mit einem beweglichen Sensor;
• 12: eine Vorrichtung zur Verifikation mit einem Sensor zur gleichzeitigen Erfassung von Kante und Ober- und/oder Unterseite;
• 13: eine Vorrichtung zur Halterung eines Wert- oder Sicherheitsdokuments.

Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying figures. The individual figures show:

• 1 1: a valuable or security document in a schematic, perspective representation, which has a security feature in the form of parallel lines in a partial area;
• 2 : the value or security document of 1 in a schematic perspective view after manipulation;
• 3 : a value or security document in a schematic, perspective representation with an individualized edge;
• 4 1: a value or security document in a schematic, perspective representation, which has a coating with a brittle-breaking lacquer;
• 5 : the value or security document of 4 in a schematic perspective view after manipulation;
• 6 : a valuable or security document in a plan view with a tactile edge;
• 7 : a value or security document in a plan view with filled depressions;
• 8th : a stack of value or security documents in a schematic, perspective view with parallel lines applied at the same time;
• 9 : a device for verification with a sensor;
• 10 : a device for verification with two sensors;
• 11 : a device for verification with a movable sensor;
• 12 : a device for verification with a sensor for the simultaneous detection of edge and top and/or bottom;
• 13 : a device for holding a value or security document.

In the 1 a value or security document 10 can be seen, which is designed as a multi-layer laminate. In the present case, this document is made up of four layers 14, 15, 16, 17. The value or security document has a top 11 and a bottom (not visible). In the case of an identification document, these pages can contain, for example, personalization information such as name, date of birth, address, document number, period of validity or passport photo. In the case of a document of value, for example a (game) chip, a gift or shopping voucher, these pages can instead show an indication of value. In order to protect this information against modification, it is often inserted into the document between the layers. For example, this information can be introduced between the layers 15 and 16 by printing. The document has edges 13. A security feature is incorporated in a partial area 18 of an edge, which consists of a multiplicity of mutually parallel lines 19 which run at an angle of, for example, 135° to the surface normal 12 of the upper side 11 .

In the 2 is the value or security document 10 of 1 shown as document 10.1 after manipulation. In this example, the forger has removed the layer 16 from the document by means of delamination in order to access the information introduced and to change it. The forger then reassembled the document into document 10.1, for example by gluing. However, the security feature according to the invention located in the partial area 18 indicates tampering, since the lines 19 no longer run continuously, but have an offset 20 on the layer 16 . This is due to the fact that the layer 16 does not remain absolutely dimensionally stable during manipulation and the renewed joining together, for example by means of gluing, cannot be carried out with sufficient accuracy in order to avoid an offset 20 .

In the 3 a value or security document 10 is shown with a plurality of partial areas 18.1, 18.2, which contain a security feature introduced into the edge in the form of writing, for example microwriting. In the example shown, it is individualized information 21 that is incorporated in the security feature, for example the document number or the value of the document. The information can have been introduced, for example, by means of inkjet printing or laser engraving.

In the 4 a value or security document 10 is shown, which has a flat coating with a brittle-breaking lacquer 22 on one edge. This coating may have been applied by printing, by means of a spray process, dip coating or any other coating method known to those skilled in the art. The lacquer coating 22 preferably contains a fluorescent dye and is transparent and colorless.

In the 5 a document 10.1 is shown, which according to the manipulation of a document 10 4 has arisen. For example, the counterfeiter removed layer 16 from the multi-layer laminate in order to alter data. When the multi-layer laminate is separated, the brittle, breaking paint 22 flakes off in the area of the layer 16, so that after the assembly to form the document 10.1, only the partial areas 22.1, 22.2 of the paint coating are still present. Since these are only visible under UV excitation, the counterfeiter does not notice this. The manipulation is obvious when the document is verified, for example at a border crossing.

In the 6 a value or security document 10 is shown in plan view of the top 11 . The document contains tactile indentations 23 in the edge as a security feature. These indentations can be produced, for example, by milling or by drilling when the multi-layer laminate is punched out of a multiple copy that contains at least two value or security documents. The advantage of this embodiment is simple verification by one person by touch. The indentations can also be recorded by machine. Information can be contained in the number and/or position of the depressions.

In the 7 a value or security document 10 is shown in plan view, which has depressions 23 which are completely filled with a color 24 . This is particularly advantageous when ink 24 contains a luminescent dye. With suitable stimulation of the luminescence, the filled indentations 23 also appear much brighter when looking at the top and/or underside of the document than comparable luminescence features introduced into the surface by printing, since the layer thickness of the filled indentations 23 corresponds to the document height and is therefore significantly greater the layer thickness of structures produced by printing. The advantage of this embodiment is that with conventional During the verification process, only the top and/or bottom can be observed.

In the 8th the application of the security feature to a stack of value or security documents is shown. In 8a a stack of documents 10 is shown, which is printed with a pattern of parallel lines 19 in the partial area 18 . As illustrated, not all documents 10 need to have an identical appearance of the security feature. For example, there may be a shift in the position of the security feature between adjacent documents in the stack, as illustrated. In 8b another stack of documents 10 is shown, with 10 separator sheets 25 being inserted between the documents. The separator sheets can be made of silicone paper, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or polyethylene (PE), for example. These prevent the ink applied during printing from flowing between the documents and thus soiling the top and/or bottom of the individual documents. These separator sheets 25 can also be designed to be self-supporting, in particular the separator sheets 25 can be part of a transport device which guides the documents 10 past the printing system. The advantage of this embodiment lies in the quick and efficient production of the security feature, since the documents are collected, stored and transported in stacks after production.

In the 9 a device for verification 40 is shown, into which a value or security document 10 can be entered or pulled through via a guide 41, for example a gap. A security feature located at least in partial areas of the edge of the valuable or security document is detected by a sensor 42 . The sensor 42 can, for example, detect a security feature mechanically, optically, electrically or magnetically. The recorded data can either be compared in the verification device 40 with the expected appearance of the security feature in a value or security document that has not been manipulated, or can be transmitted to an evaluation unit, for example a server, for comparison. After the decision as to whether a forgery is present, this can be output to the device for verification visually and/or acoustically or via a connected unit, for example a server.

In the 10 another device for verification 40 is shown, which has a planar support 43 for a value or security document. At the edge of the support 43 the verification device 40 has an elevation 44 which serves as a stop for a value or security document 10 . As a result, the valuable or security document 10 is brought into a defined position on the support 43 . Furthermore, the verification device 40 has a sensor 42 which is aligned with the edge of the value or security document 10 . In addition, the device for verification has a sensor 45, which is aligned with the top or bottom of the value or security document 10 for detecting information and/or at least one further security feature. It is preferably a sensor for optical detection, for example a CCD camera. Furthermore, the verification device 40 can have lighting means 46.1, 46.2. The means for lighting are particularly preferably such that various information and/or features can be detected with a sensor 42, 45. In particular, one means of illumination 46.1 can emit white light, another means of illumination 46.2 UV light.

In the 11 another device for verification 40 is shown. Analogous to the in 10 The verification device 40 shown has a support 43 with an elevation 44 for supporting and positioning a value or security document 10. The sensor 42 is attached to a mechanism 47, which makes it possible to move the sensor 42 along the direction 48. so that it can be aligned both on the edge and on the top and/or bottom of the value or security document 10 . In addition, the verification device can have lighting means (not shown).

In the 12 another device for verification 40 is shown. Analogous to the in 10 The verification device 40 shown has a support 43 with an elevation 44 for supporting and positioning a value or security document 10. The sensor 42 is able to scan both the top and/or bottom of the document 10 and its edge a mirror 49 to detect. The recorded data is then further processed in such a way that the data of the edge of the document and that of the top and/or bottom are separated, so that verification can be carried out by comparing the appearance of the security feature of the value or security document to be verified with the expected appearance of the security feature in the case of a value or security document that has not been manipulated and a decision can be made as to whether a forgery or falsification is present.

In the 13 is a device for holding 50 a value or security document 10 with at least one edge and containing at least one security feature for use on a device for verification 40 of value or security documents shown which at least has a sensor 42 and a support 43 . The device for holding allows the device for verification 40, which is designed to detect the top and/or bottom of the valuable or security document 10 by placing the document on the support 43 by means of the sensor 42, for detecting the edge of the value - or security document.

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Device for holding

Claims (17)

Value or security document (10) with at least one edge (13), wherein at least one edge (13) has at least one security feature at least in partial areas (18), characterized in that the security feature is a structure with depressions and/or elevations, created by punching. Value or security document (10) after claim 1 , characterized in that at least one security feature is at least one structure formed from a panel when the value or security document is separated. Valuable or security document (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a structure forming depressions is at least partially filled with ink (24). Value or security document (10) after claim 3 , characterized in that a larger quantity of paint is filled into the depressions than is necessary to completely fill the depressions, so that at least one elevation is formed in the region of the depressions. Valuable or security document (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one security feature is applied over a large area. Valuable or security document (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one security feature is in the form of a line (19). Valuable or security document (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one security feature is in the form of a plurality of lines (19). Value or security document (10) after claim 7 , characterized in that the lines (19) are arranged parallel to each other. Method for forming at least one security feature in the production of a value or security document (10) having at least one edge (13), in which at least one edge (13) is provided with at least one security feature at least in partial areas (18), characterized in that that the security feature is a structure with depressions and/or elevations that is produced by stamping. Method for forming at least one security feature claim 9 , characterized in that at least one security feature is formed by introducing at least one structure during the isolation of the value or security document from a panel. Method for forming at least one security feature according to one of claims 9 and 10 , characterized in that a depression-forming structure is at least partially filled with paint or varnish (24). Method for forming at least one security feature claim 11 , characterized in that a larger amount of paint or varnish is filled into the depressions than is necessary to completely fill the depressions, so that at least one elevation is formed in the region of the depressions. Method for verifying a value or security document (10) with at least one edge (13) and containing at least one security feature, with the steps - detecting at least one security feature of the value or security document (10) to be verified, the verification based on at least one at least one edge (13) formed security feature, - comparing the security feature of the value or security document (10) to be verified with the expected appearance of the security feature in a value or security document that has not been manipulated, - deciding whether a forgery or falsification is present, characterized in that the security feature is a structure with depressions and/or elevations, which is produced by stamping. procedure after Claim 13 , characterized in that the verification is carried out with the naked eye, with a magnifying glass, with a microscope, under stimulation with UV light or by feeling. Device for verifying (40) a valuable or security document (10) with at least one edge (13) and containing at least one security feature, which has at least one sensor (42) which is designed to detect the at least one security feature, the sensor ( 42) is aligned with the edge (13) of the valuable or security document (10), characterized in that the device (40) for detecting security features formed by punching is designed on at least one edge (13). Device for verification (40) of a value or security document (10). claim 15 , characterized in that the device for verification (40) has at least one further sensor (45) which on the top and / or bottom (11) of the value or security document (10) for detecting information and / or at least one further security feature is aligned. Device for verification (40) of a value or security document (10) according to one of Claims 15 and 16 , characterized in that the sensor (42) and/or the valuable or security document (10) are arranged so that they can move, so that the sensor (42) points both to the edge (13) and to the top and/or bottom (11 ) of the value or security document (10) can be aligned.

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