piastre

  • 11piastre — /piˈæstə/ (say pee astuh) noun 1. any of various monetary units, as of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, and (formerly) of South Vietnam. 2. the old Spanish peso or dollar. Also, piaster. {French piastre, from Italian piastra metal plate (coin), from… …

  • 12piastre — n. (US piaster) a small coin and monetary unit of several Middle Eastern countries. Etymology: F piastre f. It. piastra (d argento) plate (of silver), formed as PLASTER …

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  • 13Piastre indochinoise — Billet de 200 piastres, 1954 Un …

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  • 14Piastre tunisien — Rial tunisien Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rial. Le rial tunisien (ريال تونسي), ou piastre tunisienne, est une ancienne monnaie de la Tunisie utilisée jusqu au 1er juillet 1891 date à laquelle elle est remplacée par le franc tunisien.… …

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  • 15piastre — noun a) A Spanish or Spanish American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real. The Silkes, Velvets, Cloth of gold, and Tissue, Pyasters, Chicqueenes and Sultanies, which is gold and silver, they unloaded in foure and twentie houres …

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  • 16piastre — [pɪ astə] (US also piaster) noun a monetary unit of several Middle Eastern countries, equal to one hundredth of a pound. Origin Fr., from Ital. piastra (d argento) plate (of silver) …

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  • 17piastre — A monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria, worth one hundredth of a pound …

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  • 18piastre — pi·as·tre …

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  • 19French Indochinese piastre — Infobox Currency currency name in local = image 1 = FrenchIndochinaCentPiastres.jpg image title 1 = Cambodian 100 piastre/riel, 1954 image 2 = French Indochina Piastre 1885.jpg image title 2 = French Indochina Piastre 1885 using countries =… …

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  • 20Cochinchina Piastre — French Cochinchina 50 Cents 1879 …

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