Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 10 April 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,900 Rls
11,480 Rls
16, 550 RLs
2,371 Rls
2,420 Rls
7,305 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
6 April  2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,449
Australian Dollar 6,814
Canadian Dollar 7,293
Japanese Yen (100) 8,199
Norwegian Krone 1,404
British Pound 16,714
Swedish Krona 1,250
US Dollar 8,884
Danish Krone 1,537
Swiss Franc 7,384
UAE Dirham 2,419
Saudi Riyal 2,369
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,418
Bahraini Dinar 23,565
Qatari Riyal 2,442
Omani Rial 23,076
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 10 April
  2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,015,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,230,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 510,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 300,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg
429,000 Rls
93,000 Rls
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