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Special coins issued for new Sharjah Mosque

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Special coins issued for new Sharjah Mosque

The coins weigh 60g with 60 mm diameter.

By WAM

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Published: Fri 10 May 2019, 4:09 PM

Last updated: Sat 11 May 2019, 12:49 AM

The Central Bank of the UAE has issued two commemorative coins on the opening of Sharjah Mosque by H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
Designed and implemented by the Sharjah Islamic Bank, SIB, the first is a 9999 per cent gold coin weighing 60g, with 60 mm diameter, on which main side the holy verse "The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day" appears.
The other is a 9999 per cent silver coin weighing 60g, with 60 mm diameter inscribed with the holy verse "The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give Zakah and do not fear except Allah, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided".
Writing on both commemorative coins appear in Al Thuluth calligraphy.
 
 


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