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Frequently Asked Prop Money Questions

Is Prop Money Legal?

Only with original artwork. Use of real currency illustrations and images, or any part thereof, is a strictly regulated.
Real size copies, replicas, reproductions, or manipulations of images and illustrations of real currency are Illegal.

Illegal Prop Money Warning

Beware of slightly altered, or "modified" copies of U.S. Currency, found on-line, seemingly everywhere.
Actually, these "props" may look good, but they are illegal copies and replicas of real U.S. currency.
Some make small manipulations and others just print the word "copy" or "replica" on real currency copies.
They are illegal, below par for use in production, and you could, not only lose your footage,
but find yourself in violation of Federal Law.

Do You Provide Legal Prop Money?

Yes. We provide Legal Movie Money and money related props for use in film and television production,
and abide by all U.S. and International laws concerning the creation and use of money props.

Our Original Designs

Our copyrighted prop bills are professionally designed with Original Graphics and Illustrations,
the required notices and design elements, and have no working security features.
We do Not use copies, replicas, reproductions, or manipulations of real currency images or illustrations.
Our bills are intended for use as props in motion pictures, television, video, commercial advertising, etc.

Your Trusted Source

We also maintain a long-standing relationship with the U.S. Secret Service, and stay informed and up-to-date,
as your trusted source for the most realistic, highest quality, legal prop money in the industry.

What is the Law Concerning Copies of U.S. Currency Illustrations?

The Counterfeit Detection Act of 1992, Public Law 102-550, in Section 411 of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
permits color illustrations of U.S. currency, provided that:

1. the illustration is of a size less than three-fourths or more than one and one-half, in linear dimension,
of each part of the item illustrated;

2. the illustration is one-sided; and

3. all negatives, plates, positives, digitized storage medium, graphic files, magnetic medium, optical storage devices and any other thing used in the making of the illustration that contain an image of the illustration or any part thereof are destroyed and/or deleted or erased after their final use.

Title 18, United States Code, Section 504 permits black and white reproductions of currency and other obligations, provided such reproductions meet the size requirement.

What is the History of U.S. Bill Design Changes?

The first significant re-design since the 1920s, began with the $100 note in 1996, the $50 note in 1997,
the $20 note in 1998, and the $10 and $5 notes in 2000.
Along with new security features, larger portraits, in large ovals, were added to the front design of each bill.

Starting in 2004, all but the $1 notes were progressively changed to feature a borderless portrait and different,
easily distinguishable background colors.

Available Prop Currency Bill Styles:

$100 bill
New style - Oct 8, 2013 to current - new color teal
2000s style - 1996 to 2013 - large portrait
Vintage style - 1928 to 1996 - small portrait

$50 bill
New style - September 28, 2004 to current - new color pink
2000s style - October 27, 1997 to 2004 - large portrait

$20 bill
New style - Oct 9, 2003 to current - new color green
2000s style - September 24, 1998 to 2003 - lg portrait
Vintage style - 1929 to 1998 - sm portrait

$10 bill
New style - March 2, 2006 to current - new color orange
2000s style - May 24, 2000 to 2006 - lg oval portrait

$5 bill
New stle - March 13, 2008 to current - new color purple
2000s style - May 24, 2000 to 2008 - lg oval portrait

$1 bill
Unchanged, 1963 to current - sm oval portrait, green seal

Check Out Our Prop Money Catalog for All Bill Styles and Popular Quantities.

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