piasters
Egyptian monetary units
Piasters are monetary units used in several Middle Eastern and North African countries, typically as fractional currency worth one-hundredth of a larger unit.
In Egypt, one hundred piasters equal one pound.
The term appears in historical contexts involving Ottoman and colonial-era commerce: The merchant demanded fifty piasters for the carpet.
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- coinsMetal money units
- moneyCurrency for transactions
- cashReady spending funds
- denominationsNamed values or faiths
exchange · transaction · payment · mint · circulation · legal tender · paper money · small change
Member of Turkish dynasty
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- LevantEastern Mediterranean coastal region
- souqTraditional Arab marketplace
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
colonialism · sultanate · debasement · numismatics · minting · Spanish dollar · trade routes · colonial economy
Relating to the pharaohs' land
- SyrianFrom a Levantine nation
- LebaneseFrom a small Mediterranean nation
- SudaneseOf a northeast African nation
- JordanianFrom a Levantine monarchy
Turkish · Libya · Tunisia · Middle Eastern · North African · local currency · national currency · foreign exchange
banknotes
Paper currency notes
denominations · exchange · transaction · payment · mint · circulation · legal tender · paper money · small change · coinage
Ottoman
Member of Turkish dynasty
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- LevantEastern Mediterranean coastal region
- souqTraditional Arab marketplace
bazaar · colonialism · sultanate · debasement · numismatics · minting · Spanish dollar · trade routes · colonial economy · depreciation
Egyptian
Relating to the pharaohs' land
- SyrianFrom a Levantine nation
- LebaneseFrom a small Mediterranean nation
- SudaneseOf a northeast African nation
Jordanian · Turkish · Libya · Tunisia · Middle Eastern · North African · local currency · national currency · foreign exchange · souvenirs