Assertion (A) Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued a new gold coin, said by Ibn Battuta. Reason (R) Muhammad bin Tughluq wanted to issue token currency of gold coins to promote trade with West Asian and North African countries.

• A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true but R and R is not the correct explanation of A.
• C. A is correct but R is wrong
• D. A is wrong but R is correct