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Definition of Piasters

Piaster
Piaster Pi*as"ter, n. [F. piastre, It. piastra a thin plate of metal, a dollar, LL. piastra, fr. L. emplastrum. See Plaster.] A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.

Meaning of Piasters from wikipedia

- The piastre or piaster (English: /piˈæstər/) is any of a number of units of currency. The term originates from the Italian for "thin metal plate". The...
- instead of the local piasters, so beginning in 1885, some French stamps were surcharged in piasters, at a rate of four piasters to the franc. Beginning...
- in 1517. By 1547, the village was recorded to have paid 300 dirhems or piasters and its inhabitants were classified as part of the Alawite Kalbiyya tribal...
- servants, he required those who earned at least 1,000 piasters a month to subscribe for 77 piasters and 11 kuruş.][failed verification] Even French employees...
- whose eave is decorated with paired brackets, the corners have paneled piasters, and a single-story porch extends across the front, supported by fluted...
- longer in a state of rebellion and was recorded to have paid 480 dirhems or piasters and its inhabitants were classified as part of the Alawite Kalbiyya tribal...
- government in 1525. By 1547, was recorded to have paid 1,284 dirhems or piasters and its inhabitants were classified as part of the Alawite Kalbiyya tribal...
- Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100  South Sudan South Sudanese pound SS£ SSP Piaster 100  Spain Euro € EUR Cent 100  Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee Re or Rs (pl...
- values ranging from 10 paras to 20 piasters. The Jubilee issue of 1908–1914 included directly values in paras and in piasters. 2 soldi, 1863 Lombardy Venice...
- misappropriating a large part of Ali's treasure. Hurshid had sent 40,000,000 piasters, with a statement that they had been found in Ali's vaults, while the Sultan's...