Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 3 April 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,900 Rls
11,510 Rls
16, 690 RLs
2,369 Rls
2,418 Rls
7,380 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
3 April  2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,509
Australian Dollar 6,863
Canadian Dollar 7,313
Japanese Yen (100) 8,275
Norwegian Krone 1,404
British Pound 16,773
Swedish Krona 1,257
US Dollar 8,880
Danish Krone 1,545
Swiss Franc 7,413
UAE Dirham 2,418
Saudi Riyal 2,368
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,403
Bahraini Dinar 23,556
Qatari Riyal 2,440
Omani Rial 23,066
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 3 April
  2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,000,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,200,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 500,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 295,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg
405,000 Rls
95,000 Rls
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