Every person who shall forge or counterfeit any coin in imitation or similitude of any gold or silver coin current within this state by law or usage shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten (10) years nor less than two (2) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-17-7
Forgery or counterfeiting of coins
G.L. 1896, ch. 280, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 346, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 398, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 609, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 11-17-7.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.