-
equivalent to the
Ottoman 20 kuruş coin and was
consequently divided into 20
qirsh. However,
although the
Hejaz riyal was the same
weight as the
Ottoman 20...
- Kuruş (/kəˈruːʃ/ kə-ROOSH;
Turkish pronunciation: [kuˈɾuʃ]), also gurush, ersh, gersh, grush, grosha, and grosi, are all
names for
currency denominations...
- has been the
currency of
Jordan since 1950. The
dinar is
divided into 100
qirsh (also
called piastres) or 1000 fulus. Fils are
effectively obsolete; however...
- is the
official currency of Egypt. It is
divided into 100 piastres, (or
qirsh, قرش [ʔerʃ];
plural قروش [ʔʊˈruːʃ]; abbreviation: PT,
short for "piastre...
- the
currency of Lebanon. It was
formerly divided into 100
piastres (or
qirsh in Arabic) but,
because of high
inflation during the
Lebanese Civil War...
- of the
Kingdom of
Hejaz between 1916 and 1925. It was
subdivided into 20
qirsh (Arabic: قرش). The
riyal was a
silver coin the same
weight as the Ottoman...
- be issued, and the
piastre was
divided into
tenths (عشر القرش 'oshr el-
qirsh).
These tenths were
renamed milliemes (malleem) in 1916. In the
early 19th...
-
Central Bank of Syria. The
pound is
nominally divided into 100
piastres (قرش
qirsh,
plural قروش qurūsh in Arabic,
abbreviated to p.),
although piastre coins...
-
commenced in 1747 and was
completed in 1750,
costing a
total of 50,000
qirsh which was paid by
Ebubekir Pasha.
Foreign travellers have
often counted...
- 100 piastres (قرش,
qirsh) and 1000 milliemes (مليم). When
Libya was a part of the
Ottoman Empire, the
country used the
Ottoman qirsh,
issuing some coins...
