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                         IS Group to Mint Its Own Coins

   by VOA News

   The Islamic State group says it intends to mint its own currency; the
   Islamic dinar.

   The militant organization said Thursday it will mint its own gold,
   silver and copper coins to replace what the group called "the
   tyrannical currency system that was imposed on Muslims and which led to
   their oppression."

   It was not immediately clear when and where the coins would be placed
   in circulation.

   After seizing large swaths of Iraqi and Syrian territory earlier this
   year, the Islamic State group proclaimed a caliphate on lands under its
   control

   The group has also sought to implement its harsh interpretation of
   Islamic law, and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has proclaimed
   himself the caliph.
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