Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 13 April 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,900 Rls
11,560 Rls
16, 830 RLs
2,372 Rls
2,420 Rls
7,232 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
12 April  2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,531
Australian Dollar 6,888
Canadian Dollar 7,909
Japanese Yen (100) 8,239
Norwegian Krone 1,410
British Pound 16,816
Swedish Krona 1,261
US Dollar 8,885
Danish Krone 1,548
Swiss Franc 7,445
UAE Dirham 2,420
Saudi Riyal 2,370
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,420
Bahraini Dinar 23,568
Qatari Riyal 2,442
Omani Rial 23,079
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 13 April
  2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,000,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,215,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 510,000 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
430,600 Rls
93,400 Rls
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