The Islamic State coins its currency

25/06/15

The Islamic State has started minting its own gold coins "in an attempt to break free from the world economic order". The images were reportedly sent on Tuesday by an anti-caliphate resident living in Raqqa, a Syrian city occupied by IS last year.

Each gold coin would have a value of 139 dollars.

The activist said the caliphate plans to circulate the "Islamic dinar" shortly.

The designs of the coin prototypes include a world map, a Koranic image of seven ears of wheat and an Arabic slogan that reads: "Islamic State - a caliphate based on the doctrine of the Prophet".

Source: The Telegraph