Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section 230
repealedCoin defined
Coin Coin is metal used for the time being as money, and stamped and issued by the authority of some State or Sovereign Power in order to be so used.
Why this exists
Several sections that follow (231 to 254 in the original chapter) punish counterfeiting, altering, or trafficking in coins. Before those offences can be defined precisely, the law needs a clear definition of what counts as a 'coin' at all — distinguishing genuine currency metal from ordinary metal objects or tokens with no monetary backing. This definitional section anchors the entire chapter on offences relating to coin.