| abstract |
The purpose is to provide a protective layer transfer sheet and an intermediate transfer medium, in which the protective layer has excellent foil cutting properties during transfer and in which sufficient durability can be imparted to the thermally transferred image. The above problem is solved by a protective layer transfer sheet in which a transferable protective layer (20) is provided on one surface of a substrate (1) so as to be peelable from the substrate (1), wherein: the transferable protective layer (20) has a layered structure provided, in the sequence listed from the side toward the substrate (1), with a first protective layer (3A) and a second protective layer (3B) in direct contact with the first protective layer (3A); the first protective layer contains an epoxy curable resin obtained by causing a curing reaction, using an epoxy curing agent, in a reactive resin having a functional group that reacts with an epoxy group and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 60ºC; and the second protective layer (3B) contains a polyester resin having a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 8000 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 45ºC. |