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Islamic State gold dinar, reverse with wheat ears, 2015 Iraq banknote or coin: A round gold-coloured coin photographed

Islamic State gold dinar, reverse with wheat ears and the year 1437 AH (Islamic State, 2015)

A round gold-coloured coin photographed on a pale ground. A ring of ears of wheat sits inside a woven border, with the numerals for 1437 above them. The coin carries no slogan in this view; the tell is the object itself, a state-style coinage issued by a non-state armed group.

Propaganda techniques used in this banknote or coin

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Date
2015
Period
Contemporary
Made by
Islamic State (ISIL), issuing authority of the coin; photograph by Bapak Alex

Full record

Region, Country, Medium, Issuer type, Regime, Leader, Audience, Purpose, Theme, Event, Source, Rights
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Country
Iraq
Medium
Banknotes and coins
Issuer type
Movement
Regime
No single regime or leader
Leader
No single regime or leader
Audience
Mixed
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
War and the military
Event
Syrian Civil War
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Wikimedia Commons, retrieved October 11, 2026
Rights
CC BY 4.0
Bapak Alex, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Text on the object

Checked for printed text: none found

Checked for printed text

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Only the year numerals 1437 (AH) are legible on this side; no other lettering is visible.

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