Patent ID: 8672361

Claim:
A security element, comprising: at least one supporting element, on which there are at least two contiguous elements which arranged side by side, so that at least one contact region is formed between them, each one of said at least two contiguous elements having a color which can vary depending on how much light they absorb and reflect and on the inclination with which light strikes them, and at least one graphic marking provided on said security element, at least one part of said at least one graphic marking being provided at said region of contact between said contiguous elements, said at least one graphic marking being arranged so as to pass through said contiguous elements, crossing said region of contact between said contiguous elements and extending into said at least two contiguous elements with perfect continuity, and wherein the graphic marking when viewed from the recto in transmitted light is mirror-symmetrical to the graphic marking when viewed from the verso in transmitted light, said contiguous elements being provided by inks; said at least two contiguous elements being slightly overlapped.