Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 29 May 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

9,000 Rls
11,320 Rls
16, 420 RLs
2,390 Rls
2,437 Rls
7,167 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
28 May 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,235
Australian Dollar 6,820
Canadian Dollar 7,098
Japanese Yen (100) 8,292
Norwegian Krone 1,408
British Pound 16,331
Swedish Krona 1,223
US Dollar 8,956
Danish Krone 1,510
Swiss Franc 7,281
UAE Dirham 2,439
Saudi Riyal 2,389
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,664
Bahraini Dinar 23,756
Qatari Riyal 2,461
Omani Rial 23,263
Syrian Pound 157

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 29 May
 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 943,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,150,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 483,000 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
423,400 Rls
91,900 Rls
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