Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 25 May 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

9,000 Rls
11,300 Rls
16, 380 RLs
2,388 Rls
2,438 Rls
7,097 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
24 May 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,261
Australian Dollar 6,806
Canadian Dollar 7,097
Japanese Yen (100) 8,334
Norwegian Krone 1,390
British Pound 16,368
Swedish Krona 1,227
US Dollar 8,952
Danish Krone 1,512
Swiss Franc 7,281
UAE Dirham 2,438
Saudi Riyal 2,388
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,651
Bahraini Dinar 23,746
Qatari Riyal 2,461
Omani Rial 23,235
Syrian Pound 157

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 25 May
 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 930,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,150,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 480,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 315,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg
422,300 Rls
91,600 Rls
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