The Archive · 1937

Death Penalty for Coin Smugglers

New Regulations Drawn Up

in Nanking Nanking, July 25, The Ministry of Finance yesterday promulgated a set of provisional lations governing the punishment of those interfering with the smooth enforcement of the national currency.

Smuggling silver coins, _coppot coins, bars of the Central Mint, or silver articles out of China witl be untstinble by death, life impriso:\~ /ment or imprisonment of over seven years, in addition toa fine of loss than five times of the value of the "'Anyone.-who melts silver coins, copper coins, or silver bars of the Control Mint with intent to amoke profit, another of the eight articles provides, will be subject to mprison= ment ranging from one to seven years, in addition to a fine of, less than three times the value of..-the articles melted.

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