(n.) A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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