A security image and method for forming said image is disclosed wherein an image having a layer with a hologram therein has an additional layer of magnetically aligned flakes together forming an image that is difficult to counterfeit and is highly attractive. Preferably windows of an opaque layer provide...http://www.google.de/patents/US7876481?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7876481 - Patterned optical structures with enhanced security feature