Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 26 Feb. 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,850 Rls
11,700 Rls
16,850 Rls
2,362 Rls
2,410 Rls
7,200 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
22 Feb. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,698
Australian Dollar 7,036
Canadian Dollar 7,231
Japanese Yen (100) 8,520
Norwegian Krone 1,416
British Pound 16,918
Swedish Krona 1,286
US Dollar 8,853
Danish Krone 1,572
Swiss Franc 7,603
UAE Dirham 2,411
Saudi Riyal 2,361
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,328
Bahraini Dinar 23,480
Qatari Riyal 2,433
Omani Rial 23,993
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 26
Feb. 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 990,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,230,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 510,000 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
433,000 Rls
94,500 Rls
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