Implant (20) for inserting into a human or animal body, comprising at least one implant part (10, 22), the at least one implant part (10, 22) having a base body (42) made of from an implant material with a surface that is made at least in part in the form of an artificial articulation surface (12, 26), being part or all of the joint surface (12, 26) of a coating of hard material (44) that reduces wear, where an intermediate layer (46) is provided between the hard material coating (44) and the at least one articulation surface (12, 26) formed by the implant material reduce the stresses between the hard material coating (44) and the implant material, the hard material coating (44) being made in the form of a multi-layer layer system, characterized in that the layer system has a cover layer exterior (50), ale each part of the implant (10, 22) and at least one inner layer (52, 54) located under the cover layer (50), because the hardness of the cover layer (50) is greater than the hardness of the at least one inner layer (52, 54) and because the at least one inner layer (52, 54) comprises at least one layer of chromium nitride (CrN) (52) or at least one layer of Chromium Carbonitride (CrCN) (54).Implante (20) para insertar en un cuerpo humano o animal, que comprende por lo menos una parte de implante (10, 22), presentando la por lo menos una parte de implante (10, 22) un cuerpo base (42) fabricado a partir de un material de implante con una superficie que está realizada al menos en parte en forma de una superficie de articulación artificial (12, 26), siendo una parte o la totalidad de la superficie de la articulación (12, 26) de un recubrimiento de material duro (44) que reduce el desgaste, donde entre el recubrimiento de material duro (44) y la por lo menos una superficie de articulación (12, 26) formada por el material del implante está prevista una capa intermedia (46) para reducir las tensiones entre el recubrimiento de material duro (44) y el material del implante,
