IN SEARCH OF THE LOST PIASTRE (ESSAY)

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  I. Raef

Writer and translator (Beirut, Lebanon)

Abstract

Between 1881 and 1914, Beirut was an administrative centre of the Ottoman Vilayet of Beirut, stretching from Latakia (present-day northern Syria) to the borders of Jerusalem. According to historical data, the city had its own coin “piastre”, which bore the name “Beirut piastre”. However, experts have little information about that coin, and there is no Ottoman coin engraved (minted) with Beirut’s name. The only witness who left record of the name of this coin was A. Krymsky. He lived in Beirut for about two years (1896–1898) and became known to almost all of the city’s residents. In his letters to his family in Ukraine, and in one of his stories, A. Krymsky wrote about the complicated Beirut monetary system and the “Beirut piastre” in 1896. Another witness, A. Unsi, mentioned the same thing 13 years later, which leads us to believe that this coin was in circulation until World War I.

How to Cite

Raef, I. (2021). IN SEARCH OF THE LOST PIASTRE (ESSAY). The World of the Orient, (2 (111), 208-213. Retrieved from https://www.oriental-world.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/49
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Keywords

A. Krymsky, Beirut, Beirut piastre, monetary system, Ottoman Empire

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Issue
No. 2 (111) (2021): The World of the Orient