History of Gold Dinar

Money in various forms is as a tool of trade exchange which has been known for thousands of years ago as in the history of ancient Egypt around 4000 BC - 2000 BC. In its more standard, gold and silver money was introduced by Julius Caesar of the Romans around 46 BC. The king is also introducing a standard conversion of gold into silver, and vice versa with a ratio of 12: 1 to silver to gold. Julius Caesar This standard applies elsewhere in the world of Europe for about 1250 years ie until the year 1204.

In the rest of the world in the Muslim world, gold and silver, known as the Dinar and Dirham is also used since the beginning of Islam for both activities and worship muamalah such as zakat and Deputyship diyat until the end of the Ottoman Turks in 1924.

Standardization of Dinar and Dirham weight of money following the Hadith the Prophet Muhammad. "Scales are the weights of the population dose is the dose of Mecca and Medina resident" (Narrated by Abu Daud).
At the time of Caliph Umar ibn Khattab about the year 624 AD created a standard weight of the relationship between gold and silver money which standardized the weight of 7 dinars equal weight of 10 dirhams.

Of the dinar, dinar stored in the museum after an accurately weighed in the scales it is known that the weight scales 1 Dinar issued at the time of Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan is 4.25 grams, this weight equals the weight of currency called Solidos Byzantine and Greek currency called drachmas.

Until the mid 13th century in both the Islamic and non Islamic countries history shows that gold coins are relatively standard is widely used. This is not surprising because since the beginning of its development of gold coins began to apply in many parts of the world, such as the Republic of Florence in Italy in 1252 to print his own money is called the gold Florin, followed by the Republic of Venice with Ducat's name.

In the late 13th century that Islam began to spread to Europe with the establishment of the Ottoman caliphate and historical milestones achieved in 1453 when Muhammad Al Fatih conquered Constantinople. During the 7th century from the 13th century to early 20th century, the Dinar and Dirham is the currency most widely used. The use of Dinar and Dirham covers the whole of Ottoman rule that covers three continents, southern and eastern Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia.

When coupled with the heyday of Islam before the start of early prophetic Prophet (610) then the overall Dinar and Dirham is the currency of the longest modern (14th century) in human history.

In Indonesia today, the Dinar and Dirham Precious Metals produced by PT. Aneka Tambang Tbk. that the technology and mastery of materials capable of Dinar and Dirham produce the levels and weight in accordance with the standards of the Dinar and Dirham in the early days of Islam.

Standard levels and weight were not only nationally certified by KAN (National Accreditation Committee), but also by the certification of precious metals with the International stadarisasi the London Bullion Market Association