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5 Falsan
| Issuer | Islamic State of Iraq and Syria |
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| Year | 1438 (2017) |
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| Diameter | 21 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | 1438 (2017) - ١٤٣٨ |
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ISIS announced its own coinage system in 2014 as part of a broader claim to caliphate legitimacy, with physical currency intended to replace what the group called the "satanic" interest-based financial system. Actual distribution was minimal and largely propagandistic — most pieces circulated within tightly controlled territory in Syria and Iraq before the caliphate's territorial collapse accelerated sharply through 2017 and 2018.
By 1438 AH, ISIS held a fraction of its peak territory. Coins from this late issue are sparse in verified collections, and authentication remains complicated by the existence of tourist reproductions produced after the fact.