Abstract: A data carrier in card form includes a card body, which has a first card surface, a second card surface, and a peripheral border. The peripheral border connects the first card surface to the second card surface. The peripheral border also has a first border portion with at least one cutout, with at least one cutout being at least partially filled with a color material, in order in this way to provide a color effect for the first border portion. A method is provided for producing a data carrier in card form.

Abstract: A method for producing a film having a security feature for a card-shaped data carrier includes: providing at least one film material having a base color; providing at least one coloring agent; introducing the film material into an extruder of an extrusion apparatus; heating the film material to form a melt; separately heating the coloring agent to form a flowable color; extruding the melt through a nozzle outlet gap of the extrusion apparatus; feeding the flowable color to the extruded melt to form a bead-like mixture; mixing of the flowable color and the extruded melt within the bead-like mixture to form a film. The extruded melt and the flowable color have different material properties so that they do not mix homogeneously, whereby a randomized multi-coloring is visible in plan view of the film. A film and a card-shaped data carrier are associated with aspects of the method.

Abstract: A laminate for a cardlike data medium, includes at least three layers with a first layer, a second layer and a third layer. The second layer is disposed between the first layer and the third layer. The first layer and the third layer include polylactide, PLA, and the second layer comprises a PLA-free laser polymer mixture. The laser polymer mixture includes at least one first plastic, at least one second plastic and at least one laser additive, where a material of the first plastic is different from a material of the second plastic.