Section 147 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Counterfeiting gold and silver coin

(1) Any person who makes or begins to make any counterfeit current gold or silver coin is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life.

(2) Where a person has ten or more unfinished counterfeit coins in his possession the court may presume that he has made them or has been a participant in the act of making them unless he proves the contrary.

Section 147 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria

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