Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 7 Mar. 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,850 Rls
11,600 Rls
16,800 Rls
2,362 Rls
2,412 Rls
7,199 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
6 Mar. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,731
Australian Dollar 7,020
Canadian Dollar 7,199
Japanese Yen (100) 8,480
Norwegian Krone 1,426
British Pound 17,059
Swedish Krona 1,298
US Dollar 8,858
Danish Krone 1,576
Swiss Franc 7,586
UAE Dirham 2,412
Saudi Riyal 2,362
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,335
Bahraini Dinar 23,496
Qatari Riyal 2,435
Omani Rial 23,009
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 7
Mar. 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 971,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,220,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 495,000 Rls
1 Quarter Bahar-e Azadi 285,000 Rls
Gold Price
(0.750 or 18 ct) 'methqal' 1 gram
(0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram
NB: 217 methqals = 1 kg
434,000 Rls
94,200 Rls
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