Kelantan's 2010 Gold and Silver Coin Issue
The World Islamic Mint of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates has been given the authority by the Government of Kelantan to strike this series' new coins.
The denominations that have now been struck are as follows;
Silver - 1 dirham, 2, 5, 10, and 20 dirhams.
Gold - 1/2 and 1 dinar, 2, 5, and 8 dinars.
The obverses depict a monogram in Arabic within a decorative border.
The reverses of these pieces depicts the full Kelantanese Coat-of-Arms.
These coins are also sold in Kelantan as of 12 August 2010, but the Malaysian ringgit remains the only legal tender.
On 25 August 2011 Kelantanese government collected and distributed zakat from people in Kelantanese dinars and dirhams in a public ceremony officiated by Chief Minister Dato Nik Aziz Nik Mat.
Read more about this topic: Kelantanese Dinar
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