Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran,11 Dec. 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

 9,070 Rls
 10,720 Rls
 15, 800 RLs
 2,425 Rls
 2,476 Rls

 7,882 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
10 Dec. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 10,747
Australian Dollar 6,827
Canadian Dollar 7,843
Japanese Yen (100) 7,533
Norwegian Krone 1,356
British Pound 15,946
Swedish Krona 1,140
US Dollar 9,082
Danish Krone 1,443
Swiss Franc 6,979
UAE Dirham 2,473
Saudi Riyal 2,422
Kuwaiti Dinar 31,102
Bahraini Dinar 24,095
Qatari Riyal 2,495
Omani Rial 23,591
Syrian Pound 167

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 11 Dec.
 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,310,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,210,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 610,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 330,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg

537,200 Rls
116,570 Rls
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