Iranian rial
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The rial is the official currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinars, but due to the rial's low purchasing power, the dinar is not practically used.
The Iranian rial remained relatively stable against the U.S. dollar until late 2011 when it lost two-thirds of its value within two years.
A golden daric coin minted during the time of the ancient Persian Empire
Defaced banknote
10000 IRR 1981 Typ 2 Back
Iranian toman
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The Iranian toman is a superunit of the official currency of Iran, the rial. One toman is equivalent to 10, or 10,000 rials. The name toman comes from Turco-Mongolian tümen "unit of ten thousand", see
Iranian rial
…also has a compatibility character defined U+FDFC ﷼ RIAL SIGN. The rial was first introduced in 1798 as a coin worth 1,250 dinars or one-eighth of a toman. In 1825, the rial ceased to be issued, with the qiran subdivided into 20 shahi or 1,000 dinars and was worth one-tenth of a toman, being issued as…
10-toman gold coin, AH 1314 (c. 1896), depicting Mozaffar ad-Din, shah of the Qajar dynasty
Imperial Bank of Persia, One Toman (1906), depicting Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
IRA M1 German Treasury 12 Kran 10 Shahi on 5 Mark
IRA M2 German Treasury 25 Kran on 10 Mark