Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 1 Mar. 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,860 Rls
11,720 Rls
16,950 Rls
2,361 Rls
2,411 Rls
7,196 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
28 Feb. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,739
Australian Dollar 7,023
Canadian Dollar 7,196
Japanese Yen (100) 8,486
Norwegian Krone 1,427
British Pound 17,035
Swedish Krona 1,297
US Dollar 8,854
Danish Krone 1,578
Swiss Franc 7,626
UAE Dirham 2,411
Saudi Riyal 2,361
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,341
Bahraini Dinar 23,487
Qatari Riyal 2,434
Omani Rial 23,998
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 1
Mar. 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,010,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,300,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 520,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 310,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg
437,000 Rls
95,000 Rls
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