Wednesday, June 24, 2015

ISIS Gold Coins reveal on Social Media

An Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Islamic Dinar Gold coins has been revealed in Twitter by Abu Ibrahim Raqqawi, showed a series of gold dinars bearing Isis inscriptions. Some of the Islamic State supporter claimed that the new currency will be available before Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

wheat gold coin

One of the gold coin show a a symbol of seven wheat stalks, a dinar gold coin.

5 dinars

Another one show a world map believe to be a 5 dinars gold coin.

ISIS gold dinar

One of the coin obverse showing Arab inscription which mean "The Islamic State / A Caliphate Based on the Doctrine of the Prophet."

On November last year, the Islamic State has announced that they will start minting gold, silver and copper coins for its own Islamic State currency; The gold will have 1 and 5 dinars denomination. The silver coins, 1, 5 and 10 Dirhams. The copper coins, 10 fils and 20 fils. The currency will be based on the dinar coins used during the Caliphate of Uthman in 634 CE.

Earlier information that we received is that the exchange rate will be US$159 for 1 Dinar, US$1 for 1 Dirham and 6 cents for 10 fils.

ISIS try to continues sharing propaganda material in an attempt to suggest that their operation is actualy a real Islamic state rather than a gang of thief and robbers.

Last year, ISIS sacked Mosul's main bank when they stormed the city in June 2014, £256 million worth of cash and a gold bullion was stolen from the bank.