Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran,14 Dec. 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

 9,100 Rls
 10,850 Rls
 16, 050 RLs
 2,425 Rls
 2,476 Rls

 7,878 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
11 Dec. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 10,748
Australian Dollar 6,828
Canadian Dollar 7,844
Japanese Yen (100) 7,534
Norwegian Krone 1,356
British Pound 15,948
Swedish Krona 1,141
US Dollar 9,083
Danish Krone 1,443
Swiss Franc 6,980
UAE Dirham 2,473
Saudi Riyal 2,422
Kuwaiti Dinar 31,106
Bahraini Dinar 24,098
Qatari Riyal 2,495
Omani Rial 23,593
Syrian Pound 167

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 14 Dec.
 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,350,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,260,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 640,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 340,000 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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