Patent ID: 8500310

Claim:
An indication plate comprising: a plate member including a light-transmitting material; and an indication part provided at a surface on one side with respect to the thickness direction of said plate member, wherein said indication part includes a light-shielding part including a light-shielding material and covering said surface on one side, and a convex portion including said light-transmitting material, said convex portion projecting from said surface on one side and being exposed from said light-shielding part, said convex portion comprising: at least one circumferential surface projecting from said light-shielding part, and an end face connecting portions of said circumferential surface to each other, and a metallic toil having a light-transmitting property is attached to said end face, wherein the convex portion and the light-shielding part are formed without shaving or scraping off the light-shielding material applied to the end face, and wherein shapes of the end face and the metallic foil are determined based on subject matter to be indicated on the indication plate, and edges of the metallic foil match edges of the end face: wherein said surface on one side includes a flat surface, and wherein said light-shielding part has a flat surface portion covering said flat surface, and a rising portion rising along the circumferential surface of said convex portion, said rising portion of said light-shielding part projecting from said flat surface portion of said light shielding part.