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 part of a decimal system. The rial replaced the qiran at par in 1932, ...
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What have the presidents of Iran done with the dollar?
Iran’s currency was at 32,000 rials to the dollar at the time of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The rial had traded at 256,000 to $1 on Thursday, and markets were closed Friday, the start of the weekend in Iran
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The South Korean Won is the currency of Korea (South). Our currency rankings show that the most popular Korea (South) Won exchange rate is the USD to KRW rate. The currency code for Won is KRW, and the currency symbol is ₩.
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