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

 9,090 Rls
 10,700 Rls
 15, 650 RLs
 2,424 Rls
 2,475 Rls

 7,808 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
22 Nov. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 10,734
Australian Dollar 6,689
Canadian Dollar 7,640
Japanese Yen (100) 7,637
Norwegian Krone 1,363
British Pound 15,608
Swedish Krona 1,122
US Dollar 9,075
Danish Krone 1,439
Swiss Franc 6,930
UAE Dirham 2,471
Saudi Riyal 2,420
Kuwaiti Dinar 31,074
Bahraini Dinar 24,077
Qatari Riyal 2,493
Omani Rial 23,573
Syrian Pound 166

Prices of Gold
Tehran 3 Dec.
 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 1,190,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,080,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 560,000 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

505,000 Rls
109,650 Rls
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