An Acte agaynst counterfeting of forrayne Coyne (4 Hen. 7 c. 18) was an Act of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised ...

passed in 1488. It made it

high treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...

to counterfeit

coin A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order t ...

age from other countries. (It was already treason to counterfeit English coins, under the

Treason Act 1351 The Treason Act 1351 is an Act of the Parliament of England which codified and curtailed the common law offence of treason. No new offences were created by the statute. It is one of the earliest English statutes still in force, although it has b ...

.) It was repealed by the

Treason Act 1553 The Treason Act 1553 (1 Mary Sess 1 c 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England. (It should not be confused with another Act about treason passed in the same year, 1 Mary Sess 2 c 6.) The Act abolished all forms of treason that had been creat ...

, but another Act passed later in the same year recreated the offence.1 Mar. 1 sess. 2 c. 6

References

Treason in England Acts of the Parliament of England (1485–1603) 1480s in law 1488 in England {{statute-stub

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