TEHRAN -- Sunday's edition of the Persian-language daily *Abrar* gave the latest open market rates for major foreign currencies and prices of gold as follows: currency rate -------- ---- U.S. dollar 1 = Rls.7,990 British pound 1 = Rls.12,420 (EU) euro 1 = Rls.7,920 Saudi riyal 1 = Rls.2,130 UAE dirham 1 = Rls.2,170 +++ +++ +++ gold coin price --------- ----- 1 full Bahar-e Azadi Rls.650,000 1 full Bahar-e Azadi (new) Rls.595,000 1 half Bahar-e Azadi Rls.330,000 1 quarter Bahar-e Azadi Rls.203,000 +++ +++ +++ gold price ---- ----- (0.750 or 18 ct) 1 `methqal' Rls.275,500 (0.750 or 18 ct) 1 gram Rls.59,790 217 methqals = 1 kg