According to the report, the design of the coins are based on the original dinar coins of the Caliphate of Uthman from around 650 CE. The coins are thought to range from around 700 US dollars to ...

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BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iraq will ban cash withdrawals ... in financial crimes and the evasion of U.S. sanctions on Iran, a top Iraqi central bank official said. The move aims to stamp out ...

The money looks similar to the designs released by the Jihadists last year, when it announced it would use gold, silver and copper coins. It is reportedly based on the original dinar coins of the ...

BAGHDAD, July 26 (Reuters) - Fourteen Iraqi private banks sanctioned by the United States over allegedly helping siphon U.S. dollars to Iran said on ... to use Iraqi dinars and other foreign ...