Section 156: Defacing coin by stamping words thereon
Any person who defaces any current coin by stamping thereon any name or word,
whether the weight of the coin is or is not thereby diminished, is guilty of a
misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year.
A person found committing the offence may be arrested without warrant.
Cite this section
Section 156, CRIMINAL CODE ACT (2004).
https://repo.podus.ai/laws/criminal-code-act/section/156/