Penal Code
369. Melting down of currency
369. Melting down of currency
Any person who melts down, breaks up, defaces by stamping thereon any name, word or mark, or uses otherwise than as currency any coin current for the time being in Kenya is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding eight thousand shillings or to imprisonment for six months or to both.[Act No. 15 of 1966, Sch., Act No. 10 of 2006, s. 32.]Source: Kenya Law