Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 2 Mar. 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,860 Rls
11,700 Rls
16,900 Rls
2,361 Rls
2,411 Rls
7,196 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
1 Mar. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,704
Australian Dollar 6,984
Canadian Dollar 7,171
Japanese Yen (100) 8,498
Norwegian Krone 1,424
British Pound 17,019
Swedish Krona 1,293
US Dollar 8,854
Danish Krone 1,573
Swiss Franc 7,616
UAE Dirham 2,412
Saudi Riyal 2,362
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,337
Bahraini Dinar 23,496
Qatari Riyal 2,435
Omani Rial 23,009
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 2
Mar. 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 995,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,270,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 515,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 305,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg
436,200 Rls
94,600 Rls
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