Open market rates for major foreign currencies
 Tehran, 9 Feb. 2005
In Tehran
Currency Rate
US Dollar
(EU) Euro
British Pound
Saudi Riyal
UAE Dirham
Canadian Dollar

8,880 Rls
11,400 Rls
16,480 Rls
2,364 Rls
2,412 Rls
7,061 Rls

CBI Refrence Buying Rates  for Foreign        Currencies
8 Feb. 2005
Currency Buying
(EU) Euro 11,286
Australian Dollar 6,761
Canadian Dollar 7,052
Japanese Yen (100) 8,377
Norwegian Krone 1,347
British Pound 16,409
Swedish Krona 1,242
US Dollar 8,861
Danish Krone 1,517
Swiss Franc 7,237
UAE Dirham 2,413
Saudi Riyal 2,363
Kuwaiti Dinar 30,343
Bahraini Dinar 23,504
Qatari Riyal 2,435
Omani Rial 23,017
Syrian Pound 156

Prices of Gold
Tehran, 9
Feb. 2005
Gold Coin Price
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi (new) 940,000 Rls
1 Full Bahar-e Azadi 1,155,000 Rls
1 Half Bahar-e Azadi 485,000 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
413,300 Rls
89,700 Rls
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