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Piaster n. 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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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Piaster" Quotes from Famous Books

... that is at all decent in a private house costs four or five reaux (2s.) a day; the table d'hote a piaster (4s.); but washing is more expensive than anything else, on account of the great scarcity of water, for every article, large or small, costs a real (6d.). A passport, too, is excessively dear, being charged eight Spanish dollars (1 ...

— A Woman's Journey Round the World • Ida Pfeiffer

Words linked to "Piaster" : asper, Syrian pound, Turkish monetary unit, Lebanese pound, Sudanese pound, Turkish lira, Egyptian pound, piastre, pound, lira, kurus