How much is one piastre in American dollars?

Answer 1

The piaster or piastre refers to many different types of currency in history. Exchange rates as of March 2012.

• 1/100 of a Lebanon Livre/pound ($0.000007)
• 1/100 of the Egyptian pound ($.001658)
• 1/100 of the Jordanian dinar ($.01411)
• 1/100 of the Libyan pound/dinar ($.008)
• 1/100 of the South Sudanese pound ($.00375)
• 1/100 of the Sudanese pound ($.00375)
• 1/100 of the Syrian pound ($.0002)
• 1/180 of the Cypriot pound ($.0226)
• Used unofficially as slang for a Canadian dollar ($1.0120 exchange rate)
• Used as slang in Cajun French and French speaking Caribbean islands