Article 238 Federal Criminal Code
BOOK TWO · TITLE THIRTEEN. Falsity · CHAPTER I. Falsification, alteration and destruction of currency
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 13 March 2026
From three to seven years of imprisonment and up to five hundred days fine shall be imposed on whoever unlawfully takes advantage of the metallic content by destroying the coins in circulation by means of their smelting or any other procedure.