Plans afoot to designate gold coin as legal tender

It will feature President and Burj Khalifa on each side

• Staff Report
• Published: 00:00 August 16, 2011
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• Image Credit: Supplied
• The “Khalifa” coin features a portrait of His Highness Shaikh Khalifa on one side, and on the other, Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower.

Dubai: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be honoured on Tuesday as the Dubai International Holy Quran Award's Islamic Personality of the Year.

The announcement was made on Sunday by Ebrahim Mohammad Bu Melha, Adviser to His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Cultural and Humanitarian Affairs and Chairman of the DIHQA Organising Committee.

The decision to select Shaikh Khalifa for the award comes in recognition of his role in serving the religion of Islam, Muslims and humanitarian causes around the world.

Meanwhile, the prototype of the ‘Khalifa' gold bullion coin, was unveiled yesterday in Dubai. Read the rest on: Gulfnews