Whoever performs on 1[any Indian coin] any operation which alters the appearance of that coin, with the intention that the said coin shall pass as a coin of a different description, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Footnotes in the official text
- 1.Subs. by the A. O. 1950, for “any of the Queen’s coin”.