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Iranian rial

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Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
IRR
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Iranian rial: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN Persian toman–dinar accounting — Ilkhanid and later traditionsPersian toman–dinaraccounting 1931–1932 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1931–1932 Iranian rialIranian rial IRR No successor is established here.

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The scholarly account dates Bank-e Melli's first rial-denominated notes to April 1932 and connects the rial unit to the 1931 currency law. [1]

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  1. Encyclopaedia Iranica · ESKENĀS

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“Iranian rial.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-13; data version v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000385.html

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