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2 Dirhams
| Issuer | Islamic State of Iraq and Syria |
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| Year | 1437 (2016) |
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| Thickness | 1.75 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Arabic legend naming the issuing state appears at the top of the field, with the denomination legend at the bottom. A central circle encloses the numeral value, flanked by the weight specification in grams to the right and the metal composition with fineness to the left. A further Arabic inscription reading 'Caliphate upon the prophetic method' completes the design in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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ISIS began issuing physical coinage in 2015 as a deliberate ideological act — rejecting fiat currency as a Western construct and framing a return to metallic money as religious obligation under their interpretation of Islamic law. The silver dirham denomination was explicitly modeled on early Umayyad weight standards. Production is believed to have occurred within territory held in Iraq or Syria, though no mint facility has been formally identified.
These pieces saw minimal actual circulation. Their primary function was propagandistic.