piastre

common noun

from Italian piastra, since Venice, the word spread in the Mediterranean basin and then to the Americas, the silver mines of Mexico and Bolivia ensuring a continuous minting of currency of value. Compare with the 'journey' of the word dollar.

Definitions

numismatique

Plural

piastres

Translations

  • englishenglish:piastre
  • italianitalian:piastre