IRRxxx Iranian Rial exchange rate Live chart (Iran currency, code: IRR, symbol: ﷼)




Iran currency : Iranian Rial (ISO 4217 currency code: IRR, symbol: ﷼) : Official currency of Islamic Republic of Iran (جمهوری اسلامی ایران‌), also called Persia, a country in Western Asia. ISO 3166-1 Iran country code is IR. In 1798, the rial was first introduced as a coin worth 1,250 dinars or one-eighth of a toman. In 1825, the rial ceased to be issued, with the qiran. In 1932, the rial replaced the qiran at par. The history of Iranian currency name : Dinar (750) > Shahi (819) > Mahmoudi (998) > Abbasi (1588) > Naderi (1736) > Qiran (1825) > Rial (1798) > Toman (1256) > Rial (1932). Iranian Rial is unofficially used in Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia (Hajj only), Syria. The country name Iran derives directly from Middle Persian Ērān. Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. Prehistory > Classical antiquity > Medieval period > Safavids > Afsharids > Zands > Qajars > Pahlavi dynasty > Mosaddegh, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1951–1978) > Islamic Revolution (1979). Central bank is Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ايران‎, CBI. also known as Bank Markazi). Printers are Security Printing and Minting Organization (SPMO, سازمان تولید اسکناس و مسکوک ,since 1982), De La Rue (former), American Banknote Corporation (former). Mint is Security Printing and Minting Organization (SPMO, سازمان تولید اسکناس و مسکوک ,since 1982).