Piastre
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The piastre or piaster (English: in the 16th century.
These pesos, minted continually for centuries, were readily accepted by traders in many parts of the world. After the countries of Latin America had gained independence, pesos of Mexico began flowing in through the trade routes, and became prolific in the
In the
Because of the debased values of the piastres in the
As a main unit
As a sub-unit
- 1⁄100 of the Egyptian pound
- 1⁄100 of the Jordanian dinar
- 1⁄100 of the Lebanese pound
- 1⁄100 of the South Sudanese pound (spelled "piaster")
- 1⁄100 of the Sudanese pound
- 1⁄100 of the Syrian pound
Obsolete currencies
- 1⁄180 of the Cypriot pound
- 1⁄100 of the Libyan pound
- 1⁄100 of the Turkish lira
Other usage
Early private bank currency issues in French-speaking regions of Canada were denominated in piastres, and the term continued in official use for some time as a term for the Canadian dollar. For example, the original French version of the 1867 Constitution of Canada refers to a requirement that senators hold property d'une valeur de quatre mille piastres.
The term is still unofficially used in
Piastre was also the original French word for the
Piastre is another name for kuruş, 1⁄100 of the Turkish lira.
The piastre is still used in
"Piaster" is referenced in the Steely Dan song Dr. Wu: "You walked in And my life began again Just when I'd spent the last piaster I could borrow"
See also
References
- ^ Thimm, Carl Albert. "Egyptian Money". Egyptian Self-Taught. William Brown & Co., Ltd., St. Mary Axe, London, E.C.
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Further reading
Eckfeldt, Jacob Reese; Du Bois, William Ewing; Saxton, Joseph (1842). A manual of gold and silver coins of all nations, struck within the past century. Showing their history, and legal basis, and their actual weight, fineness, and value chiefly from original and recent assays. With which are incorporated treatises on bullion and plate, counterfeit coins, specific gravity of precious metals, etc., with recent statistics of the production and coinage of gold and silver in the world, and sundry useful tables. Assay Office of the Mint. p. 132.