Catalog
100 Dollars - State of California
| Issuer | United States |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Size | 179.50 × 76.20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of John Muir (1838–1914), naturalist and author, set against a Yosemite National Park landscape, with the Golden Gate Bridge rendered to one side. The State Seal of California and a silhouette of the California grizzly bear appear as secondary design elements, alongside the state motto. An eagle hologram is incorporated as a security feature accent. |
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| Protection type | Hologram |
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| Comments |
This is not a federal issue. California cannot legally issue currency — no U.S. state can, under Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution. A "State of California 100 Dollars" note dated 2022 is almost certainly a novelty item, a souvenir coupon, or a fantasy piece produced for the gift and tourism market. Such items circulate freely on platforms like Amazon and eBay under descriptions carefully worded to avoid counterfeiting statutes, since they bear no resemblance to genuine Federal Reserve Notes and reference a non-existent issuing authority.
The hologram security feature listed in the metadata is a common addition to novelty currency — it creates a surface impression of legitimacy without satisfying any legal definition of a security feature.