TEHRAN -- Saturday's edition of the Persian-language daily **Abrar** gives the latest open market rates for major foreign currencies and prices of gold as follows: currency rate -------- ---- U.S. dollar 1 = Rls.8,000 British pound 1 = Rls.12,200 (EU) euro 1 = Rls.7,950 Saudi riyal 1 = Rls.2,150 UAE dirham 1 = Rls.2,240 +++ +++ +++ gold coin price --------- ----- 1 full Bahar-e Azadi Rls.645,000 1 full Bahar-e Azadi (new) Rls.605,000 1 half Bahar-e Azadi Rls.330,000 1 quarter Bahar-e Azadi Rls.205,000 +++ +++ +++ gold price ---- ----- (0.750 or 18 ct) 1 "methqal" Rls.286,100 (0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram Rls.61,400 217 methqals = 1 kg