piaster

noun

1. a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms piastre

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms kurus piastre

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See <u>Peso</u>. The Spanish piaster (commonly called <i>peso</i>, or <i>peso duro</i>) 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913