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Piaster 

(1) An Italian name for the peso, an old Spanish coin.

(2) The monetary unit of Turkey under the laws of 1844 and 1916, also known as the kurus; in practice, a form of change equal to 1/100 of a Turkish lira or to 40 para.

(3) The monetary unit of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Syria, the Sudan, and Lebanon, equal to 1/100 of a pound. The piaster in these countries is issued both in the form of coins and banknotes.

(4) 1/100 of a Jordanian dinar.



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Chocolates and chocolate-filled wafers such as Samba are sold for 25 and 50 piaster a bar, including the 80s' and 90s' favorite El Shamedan.
He knows that the fare was raised one week ago, and accordingly he has to pay 37 piasters instead of 30 to get to his work in Al-Hussein Sports City, but to pay an extra 8 piasters was unbearable.
Chocolates and chocolate-filled wafers such as Samba are sold for 25 and 50 piaster a bar, including the 80s' and 90s' favorite El Shamedan.
 
 
 
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