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• n  a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
• n  100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey

• When the young zealot, Abd El Kadar, was arraigned in court, Nahas instead of demanding the extreme penalty contemptuously asked damages of one piastre (5).
• Today the improved flow has so increased the supply of goods coming into Saigon that it has driven down the black-market rate of the piastre from 173 to 145 to the dollar.
• Announcing a basic overhaul of the economy, Ky devalued the piastre by nearly half, loosened import restrictions to create more price-cutting competition, raised the salaries of .

• piaster
• kurus

News & Articles

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• St. Landry Parish festival and events calendar
  Festival & Events Preview: Nov 29 - Everybody's Birthday Party - Grand Coteau Nov 30 - Piastres en Masse -Arnaudville; Grand Noel Holiday Shopping - Downtown Grand Coteau; Downtown Country Christmas Shopping - Opelousas Dec 6 - Lighting of Le Vieux Village - Opelousas Dec 6 - Breathe Easy Statewide Concert Tour - Opelousas Dec 6-7 - Christmas at Coteau - Grand Coteau Dec 7 - Fire & Water ...
  Nov. 25, 2013 - KATC 3 Lafayette

Quotes

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• Craig Wallace in BYM News (press release)
  Archaeological evidence at the site suggests the inland fish traps on Piastre Station were occupied between 200 and 5000 years ago,Mr Wallace said. "A degraded sand dune discovered close to the fish traps also shows evidence of extended...