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1 Dirham
| Issuer | Islamic State of Iraq and Syria |
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| Year | 1437 (2016) |
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| Weight | 3 g |
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| Obverse description | Central circular cartouche encloses the denomination '١ درهم' (1 Dirham) in Arabic numerals and script. The issuer legend 'الدولة الإسلامية' (The Islamic State) arcs along the upper periphery, while the motto 'خلافة على منهاج النبوة' (A Caliphate upon the Prophetic Method) runs along the lower periphery. The weight '٣ غرام' (3 grams) appears to the right of the central field, and the metal with fineness '١ فضة ۹٩,٩' (Silver .999) appears to the left. |
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| Reverse description | Central circular cartouche depicts the White Minaret of Damascus (Minaret of Jesus), a landmark of the Umayyad Mosque associated in Islamic tradition with the descent of Prophet Issa (Jesus). The Islamic Hijri year '١٤٣٧' arcs along the upper portion of the central circle, positioned above the minaret. The legend 'منارة دمشق البيضاء' (The White Minaret of Damascus) appears below the minaret within the field. |
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ISIS began issuing physical coinage in 2015 as a deliberate ideological act — rejecting fiat currency as a tool of Western financial control and framing their silver, gold, and copper issues as a restoration of the early Islamic monetary system. The 1 Dirham was modeled on the weight standard of the Umayyad dirham, itself codified under Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan in the late 7th century.
These pieces almost certainly saw no meaningful circulation. They functioned as propaganda objects, documented extensively in ISIS publications, and most examples in collector hands were recovered from conflict zones or seized in law enforcement operations.