Security element

The Invention relates to a security element (16) for security papers, Value documents and the like, with a micro-optical moiré magnification arrangement showing a Moirébildes (84) with one or more Moire pixel / s (86), with- A motif image that a periodic or at least locally periodic arrangement of a Plurality of lattice cells (24) with micro-image portions (28, 28 ', 28 '') includes,- A distance from the subject image disposed Focusing element (22) for moiré magnified Viewing of the motif image that a periodic or at least locally periodic arrangement of a plurality of lattice cells each one microfocusing (22),the Micro image portions (28, 28 ', 28' ') of a plurality of spaced grid cells (24) of the motif image each, taken together micromotif element form (50), the one of the moiré picture elements (86) of the enlarged Moirébildes (84) corresponds to and the extent of which is larger than a grid cell (24) of the motif of the image is.