SEALING KEY AND SEALING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sealing apparatus with high reliability, capable of detecting opening by an IC tag.SOLUTION: A sealing key 100 used for a sealing apparatus for sealing an object to be sealed includes: a container 111 including a body part 113 and an insertion part 112 inserted into the sealing apparatus and fixed; an IC chip 122; a circuit pattern 123 connected to the IC chip and including an antenna structure enabling non-contact communication with the IC chip; and an IC tag component formed on a paper case material 121. The IC tag component is fixed and housed in the container. The circuit pattern is formed over the insertion part and the body part. At least a part of the circuit pattern arranged over the insertion part and the body part is formed by printing.