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ISIS would like to bring back Islamic gold dinar
- Tuesday, November 11 2014 @ 10:50 am EST
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"The currency known as the dinar, which once consisted purely of gold and silver coins, is today used by a variety of countries, but the coins are created from different materials to the originals. However, the jihadi group is understood to be planning to return to the original gold and silver coins, which were first introduced during the Caliphate of Uthman in 634 CE. The original Islamic dinar was a gold coin which was the weight of gold equivalent to 4.3 grams. Its silver counterpart, known as the Islamic dirham, was a silver coin equal in weight to 3 grams of silver. Both were round in shape and one side of the coin was typically stamped with an Islamic message, while the other side featured the date of minting and the country’s ruler."
Not sure how practical this will be but at the very least, its a nice stunt. Good luck converting all those looted Iraqi (paper) dinars into physical gold and silver; minting the metals into the requisite coins; managing supply and maintaining the currency. And thanks for putting a big target on gold and silver holders from around the world as now being potential terrorists (sic).
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