Kelantan launches gold dinar


KOTA BARU: Kelantan paved the way to become the first state to introduce the gold dinar and silver dirham currency.

Speaking when launching the Syariah currency Thursday, Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said the state would strive to expand the use of the gold dinar and silver dirham in all transactions, including paying civil servants' remuneration.

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