Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran,16 Nov. 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

 9,100 Rls
 10,650 Rls
 15, 750 RLs
 2,421 Rls
 2,473 Rls

 7,626 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
15 Nov. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 10,587
Australian Dollar 6,613
Canadian Dollar 7,593
Japanese Yen (100) 7,621
Norwegian Krone 1,358
British Pound 15,722
Swedish Krona 1,101
US Dollar 9,074
Danish Krone 1,420
Swiss Franc 6,872
UAE Dirham 2,471
Saudi Riyal 2,420
Kuwaiti Dinar 31,071
Bahraini Dinar 24,087
Qatari Riyal 2,493
Omani Rial 23,570
Syrian Pound 166

Prices of Gold
Tehran,16 Nov.
 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,116,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,040,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 527,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 308,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg

476,630 Rls
103,000 Rls
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