Iranian Rial · IRR

﷼ symbol · 1 country currently using this currency.

Currency info

Adopted: 1932

Currency family: Other

The Rial's symbol ﷼ is one of the few currency symbols with an Islamic calligraphic design.

Adopted in 1932, replacing the Qran at a rate of 1 Rial = 10,000 Qran
Pegged to the British pound sterling until 1975, then to the US dollar
Experienced significant devaluation following the 1979 Islamic Revolution
Subject to multiple currency reforms and redenominations due to persistent inflation
Currently one of the world's least valued currencies relative to major global currencies

Countries currently using this currency

Related

Other Other currencies

Afghan Afghani (AFN)Albanian lek (ALL)Algerian Dinar (DZD)Angolan Kwanza (AOA)Armenian Dram (AMD)Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)Bahraini dinar (BHD)Bangladeshi taka (BDT)Belarusian ruble (BYN)Boliviano (BOB)Botswana pula (BWP)Brazilian Real (BRL)

Historical predecessor

Qran