Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 17 April 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,900 Rls
11,510 Rls
16, 840 RLs
2,373 Rls
2,421 Rls
7,159Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
16 April  2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,498
Australian Dollar 6,855
Canadian Dollar 7,168
Japanese Yen (100) 8,268
Norwegian Krone 1,397
British Pound 16,834
Swedish Krona 1,254
US Dollar 8,892
Danish Krone 1,543
Swiss Franc 7,409
UAE Dirham 2,421
Saudi Riyal 2,372
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,432
Bahraini Dinar 23,586
Qatari Riyal 2,444
Omani Rial 23,097
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 17 April
  2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 990,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,200,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 505,000 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
425,500 Rls
92,200 Rls
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