Money royalty-free images and stock photos

Money images are a wide range of photos and illustrations that include objects, attributes, institutions related to money. As Shutterstock does not accept scans of real bills and banknotes, we prefer images where money tells stories or reinforces life situations. The diversity of visual scenes with money involved gives creators new ways to send messages to their target audiences.

Taking photographs, illustrations, and video clips of coins is allowed without restrictions. When it comes to paper bills, the laws are strict. Photographing or scanning of banknotes, obligations and securities are permissible only for non-fraudulent purposes. Even in this case, images of paper money should never be one-to-one with genuine notes. Reproductions of bills should be either 1.5x and more or 0.75x and less of their original dimensions. Paper money should be presented with one side only in illustrations. If it's a closeup, the rule of thumb is to show less than 50% of the note.

National banks and governments are usually very strict about money reproduction in images. Money images should never resemble original bills in size and color. This is to avoid counterfeiting. Since national currencies are also national symbols. Laws ban any usage of national money images in ways that may tarnish the dignity, reputation, and importance of the currency at the national and international levels.

From neatly stacked bills or coins to money bags, from money icons to parents teaching kids to save by using piggy banks, Shutterstock’s image library has them all. If you search for a specific currency, just name it in search. If you need scenes where people use money, search “money” and apply the “With people” filter. Our library has millions of money-related visuals - so try short and long words, use the filters, and find the right visual in seconds.

Finding funny money pictures is easy if you search Shutterstock’s image library. Add animal names or descriptors like “funny” or “meme” to your money image searches. Search results will give you thousands of quality pictures. So pick out the best match for your needs.