2011년 3월 21일 월요일

[참고] piastre (piaster)

A 100 piastre note from French Indochina, circa 1954.
French Indochina Piastre 1885
The word piastre or piaster originates from the Italian for 'thin metal plate'. The name was applied to Spanish and Latin American pieces of eight, or pesos, by Venetian traders in the Levant in the 16th century.
Because of the debased values of the piastres in the Middle East, these piastres became subsidiary units for the TurkishCypriot, and Egyptian pounds. Meanwhile, in Indo-China, the piastre continued into the 1950s and was subsequently renamed the riel, the kip, and the dong in CambodiaLaos, and Vietnam respectively.



[edit]As a main unit

[edit]As a sub-unit

[edit]Informal usage

  • Early private bank currency issues in French-speaking regions of Canada were denominated in piastres. The term is still unofficially used in QuebecAcadian andFranco-Ontarian slang as a reference to the Canadian dollar (the official French term for the modern Canadian dollar is dollar). When used colloquially in this way, the term is often pronounced and spelled "piasse" (pl. "piasses").
  • Piastre was also the original French word for the United States dollar, used for example in the French text of the Louisiana Purchase and that usage is still common in Cajun French. Modern French uses dollar for this unit of currency as well. The term is still used as slang for US dollars in the French-speaking Caribbean islands, most notably Haiti.
  • The term ""piastre"" is used in the game Resort World on Facebook. It is a currency earned by players to use towards buildings and upgrades in the game.

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