An electroluminescent display device includes an anode, a cathode and a light
emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The display device also
includes a substrate allowing light from the light emitting layer to pass through
itself and an ultraviolet protection film disposed in an optical path of the light
passing through the substrate. Retardation films and polarizers used in conventional
electroluminescent display devices are replaced by the ultraviolet protection film
with respect to reducing the effect of ultraviolet rays on the degradation of the
display characteristics.
