Security element having relief structure and production method therefor

The invention relates to a security element (S) for producing security documents, such as bank notes, checks, or the like, which shows a theme in front of a background, which has a relief structure (7, 10, 12-14, 16, 17), which covers a theme region (1, 4) of the security element (S) and provides the theme there and covers a background region (2) of the security element (S) and provides the background there, wherein there is an outline (3), which delimits the theme from the background, which is also formed by the relief structure, wherein the relief structure (12, 14 and 17) of the outline differs from the relief structure (10, 13, 16a) of the theme region and the relief structure (7, 16b) of the background region (2) such that there is a brightness and/or color contrast between the outline (3), on the one hand, and the theme region (1, 4) and background region (2), on the other. 本发明涉及一种用于生产诸如钞票、支票等的防伪文件的防伪元件(S)，其在背景前显示主题，防伪元件(S)具有浮雕结构(7、10、12-14、16、17)，该浮雕结构覆盖防伪元件(S)的主题区域(1、4)并在那里提供主题并且覆盖防伪元件(S)的背景区域(2)并在那里提