a holographic sealing member for a container comprises a heat actuated sealant or adhesive layer that secures the sealing member to a container , a metal foil sealing layer over and covering and adhesively bonded to the heat actuated sealant or adhesive layer , a holographic layer over and covering and adhesively bonding to the metal foil layer having an upper plastic layer and a lower embossed image layer , and a tab over and covering and adhesively bonded to the upper plastic layer that may be pulled to remove the tab and the plastic layer from a container , thereby exposing the lower embossed image layer which must then be perforated to gain access to the contents of the container .