ISIS gold coins revealed on social media

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seems to have minted its own currency, according to Syrian activists.

Anti-ISIS activist Abu Ibrahim Raqqawi, the founder of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently” shared the photos of the coins on Twitter and said they would be put into use soon.

The photos show one coin with a detailed image of sheaths of wheat blowing in the wind, whilst another has a map of the world. (Twitter)