The currency, based on the original dinar coins used during the Caliphate of Uthman in 634 CE, will include seven minted coins: two gold, three silver and two copper.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Malaysians are embracing gold dinars which were introduced last month by the northern state of Kelantan to promote usage of Islamic ...

Can Malaysia succeed in convincing the Islamic countries to revive their ‘gold dinar’ as a common currency, as this is ‘necessary’ to get rid of the influence of the west in trade and ...

The gold dinar and silver dirham coins provide an alternative to this Muslim-majority country's currency, the ringgit, in the northeastern state Kelantan, which is governed by the Pan-Malaysian ...

"In Islamic State, this was a failure," he said, grinning, "It didn't work." In a 2015 propaganda film announcing its release, called The Return of the Gold Dinar, ISIS's monetary experiment is ...

The 6th century gold dinar dates from when the Umayyad Caliphate ruled from the year 660 to 750. Rare Islamic gold coin to fetch up to £1 million at auction (Classical Numismatic Group/PA ...

while Firdausi Suffian sees difficulties in the Islamic gold dinar breaking the US dollar’s dominance. Malaysia should consider joining the proposed BRICs currency union rather than resort to ...

Gold dinar coin. It was minted at Baghdad, 10th century. The early Islamic civilisation wasn't a single country. It was made up of areas in the world that practised Islam. Religion played an ...

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A rare Islamic gold coin, said to be the first of its kind to be auctioned, could be sold for more than £1 million when it goes under the hammer later this month. The 6th century gold dinar dates ...