- 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...
- The
piastre de
commerce was the
currency of
French Indochina between 1885 and 1954. It was
subdivided into 100 cents, each of 2~6 sapèques. The name piastre...
- The
piastre (Egyptian: ersh, قرش) was the
currency of
Egypt until 1834. It was
subdivided into 40 para, each of 3 akçe. The
piastre was
based on the Turkish...
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replacing the
Egyptian piastre (qersh) as the
chief unit of currency. The
piastre continued to
circulate as 1⁄100 of a pound, with the
piastre subdivided into...
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Piastres affair, also
known as
Piastres scandal or
Piastres trade (French: l'affaire des
piastres, le
scandale des
piastres, or le
trafic de
piastres)...
- into 100 centimes. It
replaced the
tical and was
replaced by the
piastre. The
piastre was
introduced in
French Indochina in 1885 at par with the Spanish-American...
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Lebanese piastre –
Lebanon Libyan piastre –
Libya Ottoman Turkish piastre –
Ottoman Empire Sudanese piastre Syrian piastre –
Syria Turkish piastre – Turkey...
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listed separately. One jiao
equals ten fen. One
piastre equals ten fulūs and one
dirham equals 10
piastres. Four
currencies circulate in the
partially recognized...
- the
Latin alphabet. In
European languages, the kuruş was
known as the
piastre.
Today the kuruş (pl. kuruşlar) is a
Turkish currency subunit, with one...
- 1885, the
Cochinchina piastre was the
currency of the
French colony of Cochinchina. It was
replaced by the
French Indochinese piastre after the creation...