Swiss Criminal CodeEnglish is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. of 21 December 1937 (Status as of 1 January 2022) Imitation of bank notes, coins or official stamps without intent to commit forgery 1 Any person who, without the intention of committing the offence of forgery, reproduces or imitates bank notes and thus creates the risk that persons or machines will confuse such notes with genuine notes, in particular if the overall appearance, one side or the greater part of one side of a bank note reproduces or imitates a material and a size that is identical or similar to the material and size of the original, any person who, without the intention of committing the offence of forgery, produces objects which in their appearance, weight and size are similar to coins in circulation, or which show the nominal value or other characteristics of coins which have been officially struck, and thus creates the risk that persons or machines will confuse such coins with coins which are in circulation, any person who, without the intention of committing the offence of forgery reproduces or imitates official stamps and thus creates the risk that such stamps will be confused with genuine stamps, any person who imports, offers or puts into circulation such objects articles, shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty.261 2 If the person concerned acts through negligence, he shall be liable to a fine.262 260 Amended by Annex No 3 of the FA of 22 Dec. 1999 on Currency and Payment Instruments, in force since 1 May 2000 (AS 2000 1144; BBl 1999 7258). 261 Penalties revised by No II 1 para. 16 of the FA of 13 Dec. 2002, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2006 34593535; BBl 1999 1979). 262 Penalties revised by No II 1 para. 16 of the FA of 13 Dec. 2002, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2006 34593535; BBl 1999 1979). |