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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 name was applied to Spanish and Hispanic American pieces of eight, or pesos, by Venetian traders in the Levant in the 16th century.
- French Indochinese piastre
The piastre de commerce ("trade piastre") was the currency...
- Piastres affair
The Piastres affair, also known as Piastres scandal or...
- French Indochinese piastre
The piastre de commerce ("trade piastre") was the currency of French Indochina between 1885 and 1954. It was subdivided into 100 cents , each of 2~6 sapèques . The name piastre ( French pronunciation: [pjastʁ] ), from Spanish pieces of eight ( pesos ), dates to the 16th century and has been used as the name of many different historical units ...
La piastre (abrégée pt) est le nom commun de différentes monnaies. C'était initialement, au XVIe siècle, une monnaie de la république de Venise. Elle s'est diffusée dans les Échelles que la France, entre autres, s'est fait concéder au Levant et a finalement été adoptée par l' Empire ottoman (sous le nom de kuruş).
The Piastres affair, also known as Piastres scandal or Piastres trade (French: l'affaire des piastres, le scandale des piastres, or le trafic de piastres ), was a financial-political scandal of the French Fourth Republic during the First Indochina War from 1950 to 1953.
Feb 21, 2023 · The 1 Piastre coin, struck from 27.215 grams of 90% fine silver, was equivalent in metal value to its Spanish counterpart. In fact, the very name “Piastre” derives from the term “pieces of ...
- Tyler Rossi
Jun 30, 2024 · Noun. [edit] piastre (plural piastres) (now historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real. (historical) A form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada. (historical) A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.
1. : piece of eight. 2. a monetary subunit of the pound (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria) see pound at Money Table. Word History. Etymology. French piastre, from Italian piastra thin metal plate, coin, from Latin emplastra, emplastrum plaster. First Known Use. 1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Time Traveler. The first known use of piastre was in 1592.
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