Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 28 Feb. 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,860 Rls
11,720 Rls
16,800 Rls
2,361 Rls
2,411 Rls
7,149 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
27 Feb. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,678
Australian Dollar 6,947
Canadian Dollar 7,149
Japanese Yen (100) 8,415
Norwegian Krone 1,414
British Pound 16,959
Swedish Krona 1,287
US Dollar 8,852
Danish Krone 1,570
Swiss Franc 7,571
UAE Dirham 2,411
Saudi Riyal 2,361
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,319
Bahraini Dinar 23,486
Qatari Riyal 2,434
Omani Rial 23,998
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 28
Feb. 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,015,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,300,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 525,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 317,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg
437,500 Rls
94,850 Rls
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