The invention relates to an illumination device (1) specifically a packaged LED (2), which is embedded in a casing body leaving the bottom side of the LED (2) exposed; on the bottom side, a contacting element (7) is vacuum deposited onto the LED (2), which contacting element protrudes laterally above the LED (2) and allows on a macroscopic level for an electric contacting of the LED (2), namely by connection of flat surfaces, such as welding.