Article 215 Whoever forges or counterfeits metal panels or other signs issued by the Authorities/parties stipulated in Article 4 in implementation of the laws and regulations shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years and/or a fine not exceeding ten thousand (QR 10.000) Riyals. The same penalty shall apply to any person who uses any of the aforesaid items knowing them to be forged or counterfeited and any person who uses a true sign or panel without having the right to so do. Article 216 Whoever makes, causes to be made, distributes or offers for sale prints or models, no matter how they are made, that resemble the true signs or stamps used by the Post or National Telecommunications or the ones issued in any of the countries that are members of the International Postal Union shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and a fine not exceeding three thousand (3.000 QR) Qatari Riyals or one of these two penalties. Article 217 In addition to the penalties of the offences mentioned in this chapter, a court shall order the confiscation of all forged or counterfeited stamps, seals and signs, and all the machines, tools and materials that are used to make them shall be confiscated. Chapter Three Forgery and Counterfeit of Currency and Governmental Securities Article 218 Whoever, falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any government instrument, bank note or bill or coins of the State or any other country. shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of no less than five years and not exceeding fifteen years and a fine of no less than five thousand (QR 5.000) Qatari Riyals and no more than fifteen thousand Qatari Riyals (QR 15.000). Falsifying coins includes scaling down the metal or forging the coating or in resemblance or similitude of any coin of a denomination higher of value. Article 219 Whoever introduces to the State, or takes out therefrom any currency or instrument stipulated in the preceding Article if it is forged, counterfeited or falsified and whoever promotes or deals with these forged things or possesses them for the purpose of promoting or dealing therewith, knowing the same to be false, forged, or counterfeit, shall be punished with same penalty stipulated in the preceding Article. Article 220 Whenever such offences as stipulated in the two preceding Articles result in the reduction of the value of the national currency or the rate on government bonds, the punishment shall be life imprisonment.