Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 5 April 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,930 Rls
11,550 Rls
16, 720 RLs
2,369 Rls
2,419 Rls
7,296 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
4 April  2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,444
Australian Dollar 6,823
Canadian Dollar 7,296
Japanese Yen (100) 8,529
Norwegian Krone 1,397
British Pound 16,660
Swedish Krona 1,248
US Dollar 8,882
Danish Krone 1,537
Swiss Franc 7,367
UAE Dirham 2,419
Saudi Riyal 2,369
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,411
Bahraini Dinar 23,561
Qatari Riyal 2,441
Omani Rial 23,071
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 5 April
  2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 985,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,160,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 500,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 300,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg
429,800 Rls
93,300 Rls
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