Patent ID: 8276945

Claim:
A security element for securing valuable articles, comprising an optically variable layer that imparts different color impressions at different viewing angles, wherein in a covering area, a semi-transparent ink layer is disposed on top of the optically variable layer, in a non-covered area, the optically variable layer is present without the semi-transparent ink layer, and the color impression of the optically variable layer is coordinated with the color impression of the semi-transparent ink layer in the covering area when viewed under predefined viewing conditions, such that the non-covered area forms a color variable area whose color impression changes when the security element is tilted, and the covering area forms a color-constant area which remains color constant when the security element is tilted; and wherein, when the security element is viewed vertically, the color impression of the optically variable layer outside the covering area corresponds substantially to the color impression of the semi-transparent ink layer in the covering area.