EP3302997A1 - Method for manufacturing a security element, security element obtained thereby, security paper, and value document - Google Patents
Method for manufacturing a security element, security element obtained thereby, security paper, and value documentInfo
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- EP3302997A1 EP3302997A1 EP16730682.8A EP16730682A EP3302997A1 EP 3302997 A1 EP3302997 A1 EP 3302997A1 EP 16730682 A EP16730682 A EP 16730682A EP 3302997 A1 EP3302997 A1 EP 3302997A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
- B42D25/40—Manufacture
- B42D25/405—Marking
- B42D25/425—Marking by deformation, e.g. embossing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
- B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
- B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
- B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
- B42D25/324—Reliefs
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
- B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
- B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
- B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
- B42D25/36—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
- B42D25/373—Metallic materials
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for producing a
- Security elements for a security paper or a valuable item, in particular a value document further relates to a security element obtainable by the method and to a security paper or value document provided therewith.
- Security elements with in transmitted light, and possibly also in reflected light, visually recognizable characters are known.
- the characters may have any shapes, such as numbers, letters, patterns, geometric or figurative representations, etc., and are generally referred to as "negative writing" regardless of their shape
- the security elements are made, for example, by a transparent substrate having a coating, generally If the security element is held against the light, the areas with metallic or other coating appear dark and the areas where the coating has been removed appear On the other hand, the more transparent or translucent a substrate is, the more pronounced the contrast between the coated and the transparent
- Finely structured metallizations can e.g. by etching processes
- the metal to be structured is applied in a first step over the entire surface of the substrate and coated in a second step in certain subject areas with a suitable resist.
- the removal (or chemical conversion) of the metal into the non-resist paint is applied in a third step.
- the resist can also be applied over the entire surface and selectively changed by exposure in such a way that certain areas of the resist are selectively removed and the metallization arranged below can be etched accordingly.
- the use of photoresist coatings in security element fabrication is e.g. from EP 2 049 345 B1.
- a washing process in which a carrier film is printed with a high pigment content printing ink in the form of characters, coated with a thin covering layer (for example of aluminum) and then the printing ink together with the cover layer above
- Priority application DE 4 041 025 discloses heat-activatable inks, for example wax-containing emulsions. at Heating soften these emulsions and thereby reduce the adhesion to the carrier film, so that in these poorly adhering areas, supported by mechanical treatment, such. As ultrasound, brushing or rubbing, both the softened ink and the overlying layers can be removed.
- activatable inks with foaming additives such as are customary in the production of foams disclosed. These blowing agents split gas under the action of heat and produce foam structures. As a result, the volume of the ink increases, whereby the adhesion to the carrier film is reduced and the layers lying above the ink are arched outwards, so that they have a good effect
- WO 97/23357 makes reference to EP 0 516 790 and further discloses activatable inks prepared by treatment with a
- the present invention has for its object to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art. This object is achieved by the feature combinations defined in the independent claims. Further developments of the invention are
- Security element for a security paper or a valuable article comprising the following steps: a) the provision of a transparent carrier substrate; b) providing an embossing lacquer layer having an embossed structure on the carrier substrate; d) the application of a crack-forming coating on the
- Carrier substrate f) removal of the cracked coating with metal optionally present on the coating so that a transparent, conductive coating is present in the area of the removed, cracked coating
- embossing lacquer layer used in step b) can in particular be based on a thermoplastic lacquer or a UV lacquer.
- the embossed structure is in particular a hologram structure.
- the application of the crack-forming coating in step d) can be effected, for example, by printing technology, in particular by gravure printing, flexographic printing or by means of an inkjet process.
- the step f) of removing the cracked coating with metal which may be present on the coating may e.g. by washing with a suitable solvent.
- the removal step may be accomplished by means of a separately provided adhesive layer device, the device being attached to the removed, cracked, adhesive layer
- step c) takes place, namely the application of a washing ink on the embossing lacquer layer in the first, a first motif forming areas; in step d) the crack-forming coating is applied in second areas forming a second motif, wherein the second areas are selected independently of the first areas, so that optionally provided with wash ink first areas are at least partially coated with crack-forming coating; and after step e) of applying the metallization, step f) is carried out so as to remove the metal-coated wash paint present in the first regions on the one hand and the optionally metal-bearing, cracked coating present in the second regions on the other hand, so that the resulting carrier substrate is such that:
- a first motif forming areas has no metallization
- a second motif-forming areas outside optionally existing first areas has a transparent, conductive metallization in the form of a dense, coherent network
- the second regions forming a second motif comprise an opaque or continuous conductive metallization.
- opaque or continuous metallization is to be understood as meaning a full-surface or continuous metal layer, which in particular has a uniform layer thickness.
- Method according to paragraph 1 or 2 comprising in addition: g) the application of a resist coating above the obtained metallization in third areas forming a third motif; h) the removal of the metallization, which is not protected by resist, so that the resist-protected areas remain in the form of a third motif on the embossing lacquer layer. 4. (Preferred embodiment) Method according to paragraph 3, additionally comprising: i) providing and planarizing the carrier substrate obtained in step h) with a protective lacquer having the same refractive index as the resist lacquer.
- Thelakkat "A cracked polymer templated metal network as a transparent conducting electrode for ITO-free organic solar cells", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, Volume 16, pages 15107-15110.
- a coating is initially applied to a film, which forms numerous cracks during drying. These cracks form a dense, coherent network. Upon subsequent vapor deposition of a material, the material is deposited both on (i.e., above) the coating and in the cracks. When removing the coating, e.g. Washing with suitable solvents also removes the material deposited above the coating. All that remains is the vapor-deposited material present in the crack lines.
- the above method is described in the literature D1 and D2 in connection with the production of electric heating elements and transparent electrodes for solar cells.
- the production of a dense, contiguous metallic mesh described in the literature D1 and D2 is transferred to the field of security element fabrication.
- the crack-forming coating used is preferably a dispersion, more preferably a colloidal dispersion.
- the crack-forming coating may be based on a polymer in solution.
- the polymer solution is applied to the substrate, e.g. by imprinting, so that a thin polymer film is produced.
- the thin polymer film cracks during drying.
- the crack formation depends on the choice of the raw materials and the choice of the substrate, the thickness of the crack-forming coating and the drying parameters. They are at the end of the
- the lines are usually so fine that they are recognizable as lines only when using a magnifying glass.
- the human eye does not dissolve the individual lines, but one recognizes both in reflected light (or reflection) and in transmitted light (or light).
- Metal layer (hereinafter also called “semitransparent metallization”), which has a constant optical reflection and transmission, is the security element according to the invention in terms of the essential higher chemical resistance pronouncedly advantageous.
- the metal is in the "normal” layer thickness, while a conventional semitransparent metallization is very thin and therefore susceptible to corrosion, especially in the case of Al and Cu.
- the metallization according to the invention in the form of a dense, coherent network shows an electrical conductivity and an optical transmission, which is comparable to a full-surface ITO layer.
- the fine metallic lines can be used with advantage to provide a "transparent" hologram and other security elements based on embossed structures with electrical conductivity, whereby the fine metallic lines can be used in combination with conventional ones
- Heat sealing lacquers are used and act as a reflector.
- the fine metallic lines can also be used in combination with transparent holograms that rely on a refractive index jump between the embossing lacquer and the coating following the embossing lacquer.
- a substrate in particular transparent
- an embossing lacquer layer which is provided with a (hologram) embossing.
- the embossing lacquer layer is coated over its entire area with the crack-forming coating.
- the crack-forming coating is then dried. This form fine
- Metal is vapor-deposited on the substrate treated in this way (alternatively, the metal can also be applied wet-chemically).
- the metal is deposited both above the cracked coating, as well as in the cracks.
- the cracked coating is then removed, along with the metal deposited above the coating. Removal may be accomplished, for example, by washing with a suitable solvent ("Alternative 1") Alternatively, removal may be accomplished by means of a separately provided adhesive layer device, the device being affixed to the torn, peeled, adhesive layer
- Substrate (“Alternative 2") is removed after removal of the cracked coating
- Security element optionally with a conventional primer composition or with a layer whose refractive index differs significantly from the refractive index of the embossing lacquer layer, overcoated.
- An overcoating with a metal that has a different color than the metal of the metallic network structure could also take place.
- Reflector i. the metallic network structure is present only over part of the area.
- the process for removing the cracked coating according to the above "Alternative 1" is advantageously carried out by dissolving with a suitable solvent
- a suitable solvent The choice of solvent is suitably made in accordance with the coating
- the following solvents can be used: methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, Propyl acetate, butyl acetate, methoxypropyl acetate, acetone, Methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, methylene chloride, chloroform, toluene, xylene, methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol.
- acetals or mixtures of the abovementioned acetals or mixtures of the abovementioned
- Solvent can be used. Alternatively, a detachment of the crack-forming coating by infiltration can take place. In this case, in addition to the solvents mentioned also aqueous solutions, mixtures of solvents and water, optionally with surfactants, possibly with defoamers and other additives are used.
- Replacement or dissolution of the cracked coating can also be supported by spray nozzles or mechanically by brushing, rolling or by felts.
- the method for removing the cracked coating according to the above "Alternative 2" is peeling in the form of a kind
- Laminating conditions adhesive conditions
- large area it is meant that the extent is at least as large as the area of the crack-forming layer to be detached.
- the layer thickness of the adhesive coating is, for example, after a physical drying, for example, 0.4 ⁇ ⁇ to 4 ⁇ the material (ie the metal) lying on the crack-forming coating bonds with the adhesive coating
- Coating serves as a spacer to the film and the material deposited directly on the film (i.e., metal). Depending on the choice of crack-forming
- Coating occurs in the subsequent separation winding either to peel off the metal from the crack-forming coating or to completely peel off the crack-forming coating.
- the adhesively coated film ie the second, separate substrate
- the film can be further processed if necessary.
- the foil is metallic with very high reflection (eg higher than 85%), but not electrically conductive. It is therefore preferred to further process the film of the security element which originally carried the crack-forming coating.
- a combination of the above-mentioned manufacturing method according to the first preferred embodiment with the methods known in the art for producing a negative writing is easily possible, see the second and third preferred embodiments described below for producing a security element.
- transparent substrate such as a film
- embossing lacquer layer or embossed structures printed in a first step, a wash color as a motif.
- further motif elements are printed by means of the crack-forming lacquer, e.g. Lines within areas that are not covered with wash paint (the order can also be reversed, that is, first
- a security element having the following ranges: first areas which form a "true" negative writing (ie recesses or areas without any metal) without electrical conductivity; second, metallic areas with electrical conductivity; third areas, which form a negative writing or a transparent area with electrical conductivity, generated by a metallic network structure. Metallic lines of the third areas can serve as an optical, recognizable with the magnifying glass security feature.
- transparent substrate such as a film
- embossing lacquer layer or embossed structures printed in a first step as a motif, the crack-forming coating.
- the surface coating with a metal e.g. by vapor deposition.
- the crack-forming coating is then removed, so that one
- a security element having the following ranges is obtained: first areas each formed by a bare (i.e., continuous) metal layer; second areas, each formed by a metallic mesh structure with fine, metallic lines. Using a resist varnish, the first and / or second areas can be printed. In one
- a security element having the following ranges: first areas that form a "true" negative writing (ie recesses or areas without any metal), without electrical conductivity, second, metallic areas with electrical conductivity, third areas that have negative writing or form a transparent region with electrical conductivity, generated by a metallic network structure
- the fine, metallic lines of the third regions can serve as an optical, with the magnifying glass recognizable security feature.
- a substrate in particular a transparent one
- a transparent one such as a film
- Embossing lacquer layer applied which provided with a (hologram) embossing is.
- the embossing lacquer layer becomes full-surface with the crack-forming
- Regions of the crack-forming layer preferably occurs. This can e.g. by suitable structuring of the substrate, e.g. the embossing lacquer layer. This includes the use of embossed structures, the use of embossed structures in conjunction with additives in the embossing lacquer, which have an influence on the surface energy.
- the metallization of the security element according to the invention can be based on a single metal.
- a metal e.g. Aluminum, silver, copper, nickel, iron, chromium, cobalt, gold, titanium, tin, zinc or an alloy of one or more of the foregoing elements (e.g., an iron-silicon alloy).
- the metallization may be based on a multilayer metallization, e.g. by
- An advantageous multilayer metallization is e.g. a Cr layer followed by an Al layer.
- the adhesion of the Al layer to the layer structure is improved by the Cr layer.
- Metallization in the form of a dense, coherent network can be improved by an additional coating with an electrically conductive polymer.
- an electrically conductive polymer for example, an electrically conductive thiophene-based polymer such as poly-3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT or PEDT).
- PEDOT or PEDT poly-3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene
- inorganic, transparent and conductive layers e.g. Metal oxides such as titanium dioxide, indium tin oxide or fluorine-tin oxide can be applied. These additional layers can also serve to improve the electrical properties of the metallization according to the invention, such as
- metal is deposited within the cracks of the cracked coating, metal may also be deposited above the cracked coating.
- the cracked coating is then removed, along with any metal deposited above the coating.
- the step of removing may e.g. by washing with a suitable solvent ("Alternative 1")
- the removal step may be accomplished by means of a separately provided adhesive layer
- Security element substrate is fixed and withdrawn after fixing together with the cracked coating from the security element substrate ("Alternative 2").
- the carrier substrate can be provided in certain areas with a crack-forming coating.
- the carrier substrate can additionally be provided with a transparent lacquer in certain regions (which are arranged, in particular, outside the regions of the tear-forming coating) which forms no cracks.
- Metallization takes place the step of removing the metallization, which is located above the cracked coating on the one hand, and above the transparent varnish is on the other. This step is carried out by means of the above-described, separately provided, adhesive layered device (see the above "Alternative 2") In this way, a security element can be produced which has no metallization in the region of the transparent lacquer.
- Transparent, conductive metallization in the form of a dense, coherent network can be subsequently removed by means of laser radiation in certain areas (so-called laser demetallization). In this way, a structuring of the transparent, conductive metallization
- Metallization possible i. vacancies or demetallized areas can be provided.
- the opaque or continuous, conductive metallization obtained in the manufacturing method according to the invention can be subsequently removed by laser radiation in certain areas. In this way structuring of the opaque, conductive metallization is possible, i. it can
- Figure 1 is a document of value with a strip-shaped
- Figure 2 shows the security element of Figure 1 in magnification in plan view
- Figure 3 shows the security element of Figure 2 in cross-sectional view
- Figure 4 shows the individual manufacturing steps for obtaining a transparent, conductive metallization in the form of a dense, coherent network
- Figure 5 is a transparent, conductive metallization in the form of a dense, coherent network
- FIGS. 6-8 the preparation of a security element according to the second preferred embodiment
- Figures 9-13 the preparation of a security element according to the third preferred embodiment.
- Figure 14 Example of the targeted control of crack formation;
- FIGS. 19-21 show a variant of that in FIGS. 15, 16 and 18
- FIG. 1 shows a value document 1, in the present example a banknote with the denomination "50.”
- the banknote 1 is provided on the front side with a strip-shaped security element 2
- Security element 2 has embossed structures 3, e.g.
- Figure 2 shows the designated in Figure 1 with the letter "A" area of the security element 2 in magnification.
- FIG. 3 shows the security element 2 of FIG. 2 in a cross-sectional view along the line A-A '.
- the security element 2 comprises a transparent carrier substrate 4, e.g. a polyethylene terephthalate or other plastic based film.
- the carrier substrate 4 is provided with a transparent carrier substrate 4, e.g. a polyethylene terephthalate or other plastic based film.
- Embossing lacquer layer 5 provided.
- the embossing lacquer layer 5 has an embossing structure, such as e.g. a hologram embossing, on.
- the embossing lacquer layer 5 is fully coated on its upper side with a transparent, conductive
- Metallization 6 provided in the form of a dense, coherent network.
- Figure 4 illustrates the individual manufacturing steps for obtaining a transparent, conductive metallization in the form of a
- the carrier substrate 4 (the embossing lacquer layer 5 shown in FIG. 3 has been omitted for the sake of simplicity) is crack-formed in a first step
- the crack-forming coating 7 is based, for example, on dispersions of SiCh nanoparticles or of acrylic resin nanoparticles.
- the application of the crack-forming coating 7 is preferably carried out by printing technology, for example by gravure printing, flexographic printing or by means of an inkjet coating. Process.
- the crack-forming coating 7 forms numerous cracks 8 during drying in the form of a dense, coherent network.
- the application of a first step the application of a
- the metallization 9 is shown schematically in FIG. 4 in the form of individual black dots. The metallization 9 is reflected on the one hand above the cracked coating 7 and on the other hand, within the cracks 8 of the coating. 7
- the cracked coating 7 is removed, including the metallization 9 present above the coating 7.
- the carrier substrate 4 remains a transparent, conductive metallization 10 in the form of a dense, coherent network.
- FIG. 5 shows the transparent, conductive metallization 10 in the form of a dense, coherent network, schematically in plan view on an enlarged scale.
- Figures 6 to 8 illustrate the manufacture of a security element according to the second preferred embodiment described above.
- a carrier substrate 4 is provided with an embossing lacquer layer 5.
- the embossing lacquer layer 5 is printed with wash ink 11 in the form of a motif. Subsequently, 7 further motif elements are printed using a crack-forming lacquer.
- the crack-forming coating 7 forms numerous cracks 8 during drying in the form of a dense,
- the step of metallizing for example by vapor deposition of metal 9.
- the metallization 9 is reflected on the one hand above the cracked coating 7 and above the wash paint 11 and, on the other hand, is deposited within the cracks 8 of the coating 7.
- Figure 8 shows the obtained security element after removing the wash paint 11 and the cracked coating 7 with a suitable solvent. You get a security element with the following areas:
- first regions 12 forming a "true” negative writing (i.e., voids without any metal), without electrical conductivity;
- the fine, metallic lines of the third regions 14 can serve as optical security feature recognizable by the magnifying glass.
- Figures 9 to 13 illustrate the manufacture of a security element according to the third preferred embodiment described above.
- a carrier substrate 4 is provided with an embossing lacquer layer 5.
- the embossing lacquer layer 5 is printed with a tear-forming coating 7 in the form of a motif.
- the crack-forming coating 7 forms numerous cracks 8 during drying in the form of a dense,
- Metallizing ens for example by vapor deposition of metal 9.
- the metallization 9 strikes on the one hand above the cracked coating. 7 and above the embossing lacquer layer 5, and on the other hand, it is deposited inside the cracks 8 of the coating 7.
- Figure 10 shows the obtained security element after removal of the cracked coating 7 with a suitable solvent. You get a security element with the following areas:
- second regions 16 each formed by a metallic mesh structure with fine metallic lines.
- first regions 12 forming a "true” negative writing (i.e., voids without any metal), without electrical conductivity;
- the fine, metallic lines of the third regions 14 can serve as optical security feature recognizable by the magnifying glass.
- the obtained security element structure can additionally be leveled with a protective lacquer 18.
- Training individual cracks 8 are controlled by appropriate measures.
- the formation of cracks in desired regions preferably occurs.
- Figures 15 to 18 illustrate the manufacture of a
- a carrier substrate 4 (which may be provided with an embossing lacquer layer, not shown) is printed with a tear-forming coating 7 in the form of a motif.
- the crack-forming coating 7 forms numerous cracks 8 during drying in the form of a dense,
- Metallization for example by vapor deposition of metal 9.
- the metallization 9 is deposited on the one hand above the cracked coating 7 and above the carrier substrate 4 and on the other hand is deposited within the cracks 8 of the coating 7.
- the security element precursor shown in FIG. 15 is glued to a separate device 19 which has a substrate 20 (eg a foil) provided with an adhesive coating 21.
- the metal provided on the cracked coating 7 combines with the adhesive coating 21.
- the coating 7 provided with cracks serves as a spacer for the carrier substrate 4 and the metal deposited directly on the carrier substrate 4.
- Figures 19-21 show a variant of the manufacturing method shown in Figures 15, 16 and 18, wherein in addition a transparent paint is used.
- a carrier substrate 4 (which may be provided with an embossing lacquer layer, not shown) is printed with a tear-forming coating 7 in the form of a motif.
- the crack-forming coating 7 forms numerous cracks 8 during drying in the form of a dense,
- the carrier substrate 4 (which may be provided with an embossing lacquer layer, not shown) is provided with areas 22 of a transparent lacquer.
- the transparent paint 22 forms no cracks. This is followed by the step of metallizing, for example by vapor deposition of metal 9.
- the metallization 9 beats on the one hand above the cracked coating 7, above the transparent varnish 22 and above the carrier substrate 4 and on the other hand is deposited within the cracks 8 of the coating 7.
- the security element precursor shown in Figure 19 is adhered to a separate device 19 having a substrate 20 (e.g., a film) provided with an adhesive coating 21.
- a substrate 20 e.g., a film
- an adhesive coating 21 the coating 7 provided on the cracks and the metal lying on the transparent lacquer 22 combine with the adhesive coating 21.
- the metal is peeled off from the cracked coating 7 and from the transparent lacquer 22 (see FIG. 21).
- the security element obtained in this way has no metallization in the region 22 of the transparent lacquer.
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