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title: "18 U.S.C. § 15"
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# 18 U.S.C. § 15 - Obligation or other security of foreign government defined

## Text

The term “obligation or other security of any foreign government” includes, but is not limited to, uncanceled stamps, whether or not demonetized.

(Added Pub. L. 85–921, § 3, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1771.)