Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 16 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, 790 RLs
2,360 Rls
2,410 Rls
7,156Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
13 April  2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,501
Australian Dollar 6,917
Canadian Dollar 7,197
Japanese Yen (100) 8,181
Norwegian Krone 1,405
British Pound 16,817
Swedish Krona 1,257
US Dollar 8,888
Danish Krone 1,544
Swiss Franc 7,420
UAE Dirham 2,420
Saudi Riyal 2,371
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,432
Bahraini Dinar 23,576
Qatari Riyal 2,443
Omani Rial 23,087
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 16 April
  2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,000,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,210,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 507,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 306,000 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
93,300 Rls
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