Iranian toman
| تومان (Persian) | |
|---|---|
| ISO 4217 | |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄10,000 | Dinar (former) |
| 1⁄10 | Rial (old, unofficial toman) |
| 1⁄10,000 | Rial (new, official toman) |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | 1,000; 2,000; 5,000; 10,000; 50,000; and 100,000 |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 1⁄5, 1⁄2, 1, 2, 5, 10, and 25 |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | Iran |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Iran |
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The Iranian toman (Persian: تومان, romanized: tūmân, pronounced [tuː.mɒːn]; from Turko-Mongolian tümen "unit of ten thousand", see the unit called tumen) is a superunit of the official currency of Iran, the rial. One toman is equivalent to 10 (old), or 10,000 (new, official) rials.
Originally, the toman consisted of 10,000 dinars. Between 1798 and 1825, the toman was also subdivided into eight rials, each of 1,250 dinars. In 1825, the qiran was introduced, worth 1,000 dinars or one-tenth of a toman. In 1932, the rial replaced the qiran at par, with one toman being equal to 10 rial. Colloquially, the toman is more used than the rial.