The invention relates to a card-shaped data carrier (1) comprising a card body (2) provided with a graphical element (6) displayed thereon. The card body (2) is made of a plastic material for converting irradiated light into secondary light and for retransmitting the secondary light within the plastic material to the graphical element (6) or to a portion of the graphical element (6). The inventive card-shaped data carrier (1) is characterized in that the card body (2) is provided with a light source (18) for irradiating light into a shaped body (12) formed by the plastic material.