He had been in the sea and land services of many of those new states of Southern America, had even risen to political importance in some of them; had possessed mines and vast tracts of territory one day, and the next saw himself 'without a piastre.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Milk, having at first cost one piastre the bottle, had fallen to two shillings, one shilling, and, finally, sixpence.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
On the other hand, salmon was plentiful, and sold in all the markets at one piastre per pound.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot