A transaction card includes an anodized card body having a front and rear face. Various information and security features may be provided on the front face and on the rear face. A magnetic stripe may be provided on the rear face of the anodized card body. The magnetic stripe may be adhered within a slot formed within the rear face of the anodized body. Alternatively, the magnetic stripe may be provided via an overlay that is adhered to the rear face of the anodized body, and the magnetic stripe may be integral with the overlay or adhered to the overlay after the overlay is applied to the anodized card body. The transaction card may also include a hologram. The hologram may be integral with the overlay or may be applied to the overlay that has been arranged on the anodized card body.

A production method for a polymer laminate with at least one diffraction element is simplified. The method includes the following method steps: providing a diffraction element material with a carrier film and a light-sensitive layer located thereon, and also at least one polymer layer; producing the at least one diffraction element by creating a light-diffracting layer from the light-sensitive layer, in that a light-diffracting pattern is created in the light-sensitive layer of the at least one diffraction element material; bringing together the at least one diffraction element and at least one polymer layer to form a stack of layers; and surface bonding the at least one diffraction element and the at least one polymer layer 170 by way of a lamination process, thereby forming the polymer laminate.

A production method for a polymer laminate with at least one diffraction element is simplified. The method includes the following method steps: providing a diffraction element material with a carrier film and a light-sensitive layer located thereon, and also at least one polymer layer; producing the at least one diffraction element by creating a light-diffracting layer from the light-sensitive layer, in that a light-diffracting pattern is created in the light-sensitive layer of the at least one diffraction element material; bringing together the at least one diffraction element and at least one polymer layer to form a stack of layers; and surface bonding the at least one diffraction element and the at least one polymer layer 170 by way of a lamination process, thereby forming the polymer laminate.

A method for producing a security element, wherein a base film is provided, which has a first carrier film and a single- or multilayered decorative ply, wherein a first adhesive layer is applied to a second carrier film and a second adhesive layer is applied to the surface of the first carrier film facing away from the decorative ply or wherein the second adhesive layer is applied to the surface of the first carrier film facing away from the decorative ply and the first adhesive layer is applied to the second adhesive layer, and wherein the second carrier film is applied to the first carrier film such that the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are arranged between the first carrier film and the second carrier film.

A method for producing a security element, wherein a base film is provided, which has a first carrier film and a single- or multilayered decorative ply, wherein a first adhesive layer is applied to a second carrier film and a second adhesive layer is applied to the surface of the first carrier film facing away from the decorative ply or wherein the second adhesive layer is applied to the surface of the first carrier film facing away from the decorative ply and the first adhesive layer is applied to the second adhesive layer, and wherein the second carrier film is applied to the first carrier film such that the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are arranged between the first carrier film and the second carrier film.

A security inlay having optically recognizable characters for an identity document comprises a first transparent layer and a second transparent layer. The first and second transparent layers are connected to one another. A first portion of the optically recognizable characters is formed by blackened sections in at least one of the layers. A second portion of the optically recognizable characters is formed by the color coating. The first and second portions are arranged and configured to reflect visible light. Infrared light is reflected by the first portion of the optical characters. During irradiation with visible light, the security inlay thus shows first graphical information formed jointly by the first portion of the optically recognizable characters and the second portion of the optically recognizable characters. Under irradiation with infrared light, the security inlay shows second graphical information formed by the first portion of the optical characters.

A security inlay having optically recognizable characters for an identity document comprises a first transparent layer and a second transparent layer. The first and second transparent layers are connected to one another. A first portion of the optically recognizable characters is formed by blackened sections in at least one of the layers. A second portion of the optically recognizable characters is formed by the color coating. The first and second portions are arranged and configured to reflect visible light. Infrared light is reflected by the first portion of the optical characters. During irradiation with visible light, the security inlay thus shows first graphical information formed jointly by the first portion of the optically recognizable characters and the second portion of the optically recognizable characters. Under irradiation with infrared light, the security inlay shows second graphical information formed by the first portion of the optical characters.

The present invention relates to a metal card manufacturing method including the steps of: preparing a metal sheet having a given size capable of accommodating a plurality of individual cards; forming holes on at least one or more edges of stacked sheets formed by stacking a plurality of sheets inclusive of adhesive sheets and an inlay sheet on which antenna coils are printed, the plurality of sheets having the same size capable of accommodating the plurality of individual cards as each other; fitting the holes formed on the stacked sheets to pins located on a loading plate; placing the metal sheet on top of the stacked sheets; forming a metal card sheet through lamination among the metal sheet and the stacked sheets; and cutting the metal card sheet along individual card outlines of the plurality of individual cards.

An object of the present invention is to provide a thin volume hologram sheet to be embedded sufficiently resistant to a mechanical stress such as a stress including a tensile stress, a shear stress and a compression stress at the time of processing even under a heating condition, a forgery prevention paper and a card using the same. The object is achieved by providing a volume hologram sheet to be embedded comprising a volume hologram layer, and a substrate disposed only on one side surface of the volume hologram layer using an adhesion means, wherein a peeling strength of the volume hologram layer and the substrate is 25 gf/25 mm or more.

An object of the present invention is to provide a thin volume hologram sheet to be embedded sufficiently resistant to a mechanical stress such as a stress including a tensile stress, a shear stress and a compression stress at the time of processing even under a heating condition, a forgery prevention paper and a card using the same. The object is achieved by providing a volume hologram sheet to be embedded comprising a volume hologram layer, and a substrate disposed only on one side surface of the volume hologram layer using an adhesion means, wherein a peeling strength of the volume hologram layer and the substrate is 25 gf/25 mm or more.