18-Karat Gold Nears 20 Million Toman Mark as Emami Coin Tops 198 Million Tomans

According to the Tala va Arz (tgju.org) price network at 23:00 on Thursday, August 20, 2026 (29 Mordad 1405), the price of 18-karat gold reached 19,852,700 tomans per gram, up 4.05 percent (773,000 tomans) from a week earlier. Earlier the same day, at 20:12, Arzdigital reported, citing the Tehran Gold and Jewelry Union's site, that 18-karat gold, up more than 2 percent over the prior 24 hours, was only 50,000 tomans short of the 20 million toman mark, while the Emami gold coin, up more than 4 million tomans, had reached about 198,700,000 tomans; Sahmino's own internal data had recorded the Emami coin at 16:59 Thursday at about 199,540,000 tomans, up 0.77 percent on the day.\n\nPer Arzdigital, the domestic rise came as global gold reclaimed the 4,500 dollar per ounce resistance level. Earlier that same Thursday, global gold had pulled back 0.6 percent to 4,495.69 dollars on investor profit taking, after jumping more than four percent on Wednesday. Market analysts said global gold holding above the 4,500 dollar level would likely keep upward pressure on Iran's domestic gold and coin market.