Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved card structure, which employs at least two polyester layers and is useful as, e.g., a credit card, shopping card, pre-paid card, identification card, or the like. An additional feature is a card which has a metal foil appearance. The card is formed by a lamination process using at least two polyester layers which are joined with a white PVC core layer and are covered with a clear cover layer. The card can be made from laminate substructures and which are subsequently joined by an adhesive layer to form the laminate structure. The cards can be overprinted, embossed, or provided with further components such as holograms, signature pads, magnetic strips, photographic identification strips, or card company identifiers.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved card structure, which employs at least two polyester layers and is useful as, e.g., a credit card, shopping card, pre-paid card, identification card, or the like. An additional feature is a card which has a metal foil appearance. The card is formed by a lamination process using at least two polyester layers which are joined with a white PVC core layer and are covered with a clear cover layer. The card can be made from laminate substructures and which are subsequently joined by an adhesive layer to form the laminate structure. The cards can be overprinted, embossed, or provided with further components such as holograms, signature pads, magnetic strips, photographic identification strips, or card company identifiers.