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100 Dollars - Movie Money
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Benjamin Franklin in intaglio-style portrait, centre. To the left, a circular seal inscribed UNITED WE STAND / MOVIE MONEY USE replaces the Federal Reserve seal. A vertical blue security-strip underprint bisects the note, with a gold-toned Declaration of Independence underprint at right. Denomination numeral 100 appears at lower left and lower right corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | 100 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS THIS IS NOT A LEGAL TENDER FOR MOTION PICTURE USE ONLY THIS IS NOT LEGAL. IT IS TO BE USED FOR MOTION PROPS DB66688803Z Series 2017 A NOT LEGAL TENDER |
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Novelty "movie money" — prop currency printed to resemble real banknotes for use in film and television production — occupies a genuinely awkward legal space. In the United States, the Secret Service has prosecuted prop money manufacturers whose products too closely replicate authentic currency, even when marked as fake. The relevant statute, 18 U.S.C. § 475, prohibits any likeness of U.S. currency that could be mistaken for genuine, regardless of intent.
Whether a specific batch crossed that line often came down to print quality and how aggressively the "prop" markings were applied — or weren't.