Piastre of Азии

Piastre of Азии: 49 records in the reference, struck between 1905 and 1992. By metal: bronze — 13, silver — 12, nickel silver — 8, cupronickel (copper-nickel) — 6. By country: Lebanon — 32, Syria — 14, Vietnam — 1, Jordan — 1. Reference prices run from 500 to 126 000 roubles. Every entry carries photographs of both sides, metal, fineness, weight, diameter, mintage and catalogue numbers after Bitkin, Uzdenikov and Conros. The imperial money system rested on the rouble of 100 kopeks, but poltinas, polupoltinniks, grivenniks, dengas and polushkas circulated alongside, and zloty, groszy and abazi in the annexed lands. The same denomination was struck for decades and differs by reign, year and mint.