Security Element

A security element for security papers, value documents and the like, having a microoptical moiré-type magnification arrangement for the non-overlapping depiction of a specified moiré image having multiple moiré image elements, having

• a motif image that includes a periodic or at least locally periodic arrangement of a plurality of lattice cells having micromotif elements, each micromotif element corresponding to one of the moiré image elements,
• for the moiré-magnified viewing of the motif image, a focusing element grid that is arranged spaced apart from the motif image and that includes a periodic or at least locally periodic arrangement of a plurality of lattice cells having one microfocusing element each,
• wherein the motif image is broken down into areal regions that are each allocated to one of the moiré image elements and correspond in position and size to the allocated moiré image element, and wherein the micromotif elements corresponding to a moiré image element are each arranged repeatedly in the areal region of the motif image that is allocated to this moiré image element.

A method for manufacturing a security element having a microoptical moiré-type magnification arrangement for the non-overlapping depiction of a specified moiré image having multiple moiré image elements, in which

• a motif image having a periodic or at least locally periodic arrangement of a plurality of lattice cells having micromotif elements is produced, each micromotif element corresponding to one of the moiré image elements,
• a focusing element grid for the moiré-magnified viewing of the motif image, having a periodic or at least locally periodic arrangement of a plurality of lattice cells having one microfocusing element each, is produced and arranged spaced apart from the motif image,
• wherein the motif image is broken down into areal regions that are each allocated to one of the moiré image elements and correspond in position and size to the allocated moiré image element, and wherein the micromotif elements corresponding to a moiré image element are each arranged repeatedly in the areal region of the motif image that is allocated to this moiré image element.