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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- the currency of the Republic of South Sudan. It is subdivided into 100 piasters. It was approved by the Southern Sudan Legislative ****embly before secession...
- of Egypt adopted the lira as their national currency, equivalent to 100 piasters or kuruş. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed between 1918 and 1922, many...
- founded his own label, Sono Cairo. Their price of 35 piasters an album beat the foreign majors' 90-piaster fare. Hence, he was able to command sessions with...