Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 12 April 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,900 Rls
11,530 Rls
16, 780 RLs
2,370 Rls
2,420 Rls
7,243 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
11 April  2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,525
Australian Dollar 6,833
Canadian Dollar 7,243
Japanese Yen (100) 8,234
Norwegian Krone 1,41
British Pound 16,793
Swedish Krona 1,258
US Dollar 8,886
Danish Krone 1,538
Swiss Franc 7,441
UAE Dirham 2,420
Saudi Riyal 2,370
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,424
Bahraini Dinar 23,572
Qatari Riyal 2,442
Omani Rial 23,082
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 12 April
  2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 995,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,200,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 505,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 305,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg
430,000 Rls
93,250 Rls
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