Piastre
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piastre-184-12050517
title:
Piastre
text:
The piastre or piaster is any of a number of units of currency. The term originates from the Italian for "thin metal plate". The name was applied to Spanish and Hispanic American pieces of eight, or pesos, by Venetian traders in the Levant in the 16th century. These pesos, minted continually for centuries, were readily accepted by traders in many parts of the world. After the countries of Latin America had gained independence, pesos of Mexico began flowing in through the trade routes, and became
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Unit of currency
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piastre
date created:
2004-02-29T10:25:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T10:46:54Z
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13
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