About The Word Piaster
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Piaster
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What's The Definition Of Piaster?
[n] 100 kurus equal 1 lira
[n] a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Synonyms | Synonyms for Piaster: kuru | piastre Related Terms | Find terms related to Piaster: See Also | asper | Egyptian pound | fractional monetary unit | Lebanese pound | lira | pound | subunit | Sudanese pound | Syrian pound | Turkish lira | Turkish monetary unit Piaster In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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