| abstract |
The invention relates to a security element (1). The security element (1) has a visible face, and a rear side lying opposite said face. The security element includes at least one luminous layer (2), which can emit light (20), and at least one mask layer (4), which is arranged in front of the at least one luminous layer (2) when looking at the security element (1) from the visible face. The at least one mask layer (4) has at least one opaque region (5) and at least two transparent openings (41, 42). The at least two transparent openings (41, 42) have a significantly higher degree of transmission than the at least one opaque region (5) with respect to the light emitted (20) by the at least one luminous layer (2), preferably a degree of transmission higher by at least 20%, with a degree of transmission higher by at least 50% being especially preferred. |