Iranian toman
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The Iranian toman (Template:Langx, pronounced Template:IPA; from Mongolian tümen "unit of ten thousand",<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>Template:Efn 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.<ref name="Motamedi">Template:Cite news</ref>
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.
Coins
Iranian gold coins were denominated in toman, with copper and silver coins denominated in dinar, rial or qiran. During the period of hammered coinage, gold toman coins were struck in denominations of Template:Frac, Template:Frac, 1, 2 and 10 toman,Template:Sfn and later Template:Frac, 3 and 6 toman.Template:Sfn With the introduction of milled coinage in 1878,Template:Sfn denominations included Template:Frac, Template:Frac, 1, 2, 5, 10, and 25 toman.Template:Sfn The last gold toman were issued in 1965, well after the toman had ceased to be an official Iranian currency.
Banknotes
Template:Css Image Crop In 1890, the Imperial Bank of Persia introduced notes in denominations of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 toman.Template:Sfn These notes were issued until 1923. In 1924, a second series was introduced, consisting of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 toman notesTemplate:Sfn which were issued until the rial was introduced in 1932.Template:Sfn The higher-denomination notes were subject to frequent counterfeiting. Currently, since the value of the toman has fallen so much the standard banknotes are 1,000; 2,000; 5,000; 10,000; 50,000; and 100,000 Rial notes.
German-issued World War I occupation notes
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During World War I, a group of German and Turkish soldiers occupied a small portion of Iran until 1918. They circulated five different denominations of German Imperial Treasury notes (printed around 1905) with a red overprint in Persian that were used locally at the rate of 4 marks to 1 toman.<ref name="German Qaran">Template:Citation</ref> In addition to the 12 qiran 10 shahi (5 mark) and 25 qiran (10 mark) notes pictured, the rest of the issue included: 5 tomans (on a 20 mark-note), 25 tomans (on a 100 mark-note), and 250 tomans (on a 1,000 mark-note).Template:Sfn Wilhelm Wassmuss appears to be given credit for the occupation and issue of currency.<ref name="German Qaran "/>
Status
In July 2019, the Iranian government approved a bill to change the national currency from the rial to the toman with one toman equalling Rls 10,000, a process which will reportedly cost $160 million.Template:Citation needed This proposal was approved by the Iranian parliament in May 2020. The changeover is likely to be phased over a period of up to two years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 5 October 2025, the Islamic Consultative Assembly voted in favor of a plan to redenominate Iran's currency. The new rial was made equal to 10,000 of the current rials and divided into 100 qirans. Both currencies would circulate in parallel for three years after the introduction of the redenominated currency.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>