Saturday, April 30, 2011

OnIslam

By Dandy Koswaraputra

Many Indonesians see dinars and dirhams as the best way of protection against economic fluctuations.

Seeing it as a source of security amid global economic instability, Indonesians are returning back to traditional Islamic currently in their daily transactions.

“I’ve chosen dinar because of it is safe and stable,” Hardjito Warno explained on Saturday, February 26.

The Indonesian man has been collecting gold dinars as a long-term investment since 2006.

He is now the holder of more than 50 coins in his deposit box, which he sometimes uses for certain purposes, such as paying education fees.

“[The] dinar is very liquid so I can use it for multiple purposes,” Warno said.

Dinar and silver dirham are available in shops in the world’s most populous Muslim country.

For collecting the Islamic coins, Warnoh regularly buys dinars from an agent in Jakarta.

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