piaster
Fraction of pounds
A piaster is a monetary unit used in several Middle Eastern and North African countries, typically as a subdivision of the main currency.
In Egypt, one hundred piasters make a pound; similar fractional values apply in Lebanon, Syria, and Sudan.
The term once designated various silver coins across the Ottoman Empire and Mediterranean region.
Also spelled piastre.
Currency for transactions
- coinStamped metal currency
- denominationNamed religious group
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
lira · Egyptian · Lebanese · Syrian · Sudanese · monetary · tender
Aromatic culinary herb
- numismaticsStudy of currency
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- denominationNamed religious group
obverse · reverse · diameter · weight · engraving · mintmark · bronze · alloy
Muslim royal title
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- caravanseraiTraveler's courtyard lodge
trade routes · Levant · Byzantine · mercantilism · colonialism · antiquity · artifact · Egyptology
Turkish sultanate, 1299-1922
Degree of importance
- priceMonetary value assigned
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- costRequired payment amount
- budgetPlan for spending
expense · fractional · depreciation · inflation · purchasing power · affordability · cheap · pittance
money
Currency for transactions
- coinStamped metal currency
- denominationNamed religious group
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
Ottoman · lira · Egyptian · Lebanese · Syrian · Sudanese · monetary · tender
mint
Aromatic culinary herb
- numismaticsStudy of currency
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- silverLustrous white precious metal
denomination · obverse · reverse · diameter · weight · engraving · mintmark · bronze · alloy · circulation
Sultan
Muslim royal title
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
caravanserai · trade routes · Levant · Byzantine · mercantilism · colonialism · antiquity · artifact · Egyptology · numismatics
Ottoman Empire
Turkish sultanate, 1299-1922
colonial · exchange rate · devaluation · subdivision · treasury
worth
Degree of importance
budget · expense · fractional · depreciation · inflation · purchasing power · affordability · cheap · pittance · trifle
piastereuro
Shared continental currency
dollar · cryptocurrency · digital currency · reserve currency · hard currency