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Republic Act No. 4202 (RA 4202) — An Act to Amend Article One Hundred Sixty-Three of the Revised Penal Code

Republic Act No. 4202 (RA 4202) — An Act to Amend Article One Hundred Sixty-Three of the Revised Penal Code

Republic Act No. 4202 · Republic Act · Approved June 19, 1965 · 2 sections

Data as of July 4, 2026 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Section 1

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SECTION 1. Article One Hundred Sixty-three of the Revised Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Art. 163. Making and importing and uttering false coins.-Any person who makes, imports, or utters false coins, in connivance with counterfeiters or importers, shall suffer: Prision Mayor in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not to exceed 10,000 pesos, if the counterfeited coin be silver, coin of the Philippines or coin of the Central Bank of the Philippines of ten-centavo denomination or above. Prision correcional in its minimum and medium periods and a fine not to exceed 2,000 pesos if the counterfeited coins be any of the minor coinage of the Philippines or of the Central Bank of the Philippines below ten-centavo denomination. Prision correcional in its minimum period and a fine not to exceed 1,000 pesos, if the counterfeited coin be currency of a foreign country."

Section 2

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SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, June 19, 1965.

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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