Piastre

Piastre
Piastre
1 piastre obverse 1 piastre reverse
ISO 4217 code	PIA
Central bank	Banque du Val
Official user(s)	Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guiana Madeira Svalbard Vale
Unofficial user(s)	Hambourg
Deflation	2.3% (1713)
Subunit
1/100	Centime
Symbol	₱, PIA
Nickname	balle(s), thune(s), piasse(s)
Plural	Piastres
Centime	Centimes
Coins	5, 10 & 25 centimes, 1 & 2 piastres
Banknotes	5, 10, 20, 50, 100 & 500 piastres
Printer	BDV

The piastre (sign: ₱; code: PIA) is the currency and legal tender of Vale.

Exchange rate

The exchange rate of the piastre against other currencies in Kobol is dependent on the monetary policy pursued by Vale. The piastre is based on the energy standard, which is a monetary system where the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of energy, whereas the piastre is equivalent as of June 1714 to 14.53 kWh of electricity.

Coins

Piastre coins
Image		Value	Technical parameters				Description			Common name
Obverse	Reverse		Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse
		5¢	18.03 mm	1.22 mm	1.75 g	92% steel 5.5% copper 2.5% nickel plating	Plain, formerly 12-sided	Emblem of Vale	Direwolf	5 balles
		10¢	21.2 mm	1.76 mm	3.95 g	94.5% steel 3.5% copper 2% nickel plating	Milled.		Montesquieu	10 balles
		25¢	23.88 mm	1.58 mm	4.4 g	94% steel 3.8% copper 2.2% nickel plating			Victor Hugo	Quart de piasse
		1₱	26.5 mm 11 curved sides	1.75 mm	7 g	91.5% nickel 8.5% bronze plating   (88% copper, 12% tin)	Plain, formely 11-sided	Emblem of Vale	Vincent Poitou	Piasse, Poitou
		2₱	28 mm	1.8 mm	7.3 g	Ring: 99% nickel Centre: 92% copper                6% aluminium                2% nickel	Intermittent milled/smooth/edge lettered		Napoleon	2 thunes, Napoléon
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

Banknotes

Banknotes of the piastre (1710-present issue)
Image	Value	Obverse	Reverse	Watermark	Remark	Date of issue
[1]	5 piastres	Blaise Pascal	Nordic Sun Cross	Blaise Pascal		October 20, 1710
[2]	10 piastres	Yann Tiersen	Citadelle in Villevieille	Yann Tiersen		October 20, 1710
[3]	20 piastres	Molière	Serre-Ponçon Dam	Molière		October 20, 1710
[4]	50 piastres	Paul Cézanne	Fruit (by Paul Cézanne)	Paul Cézanne		December 15, 1710
[5]	100 piastres	Napoleon; skyline of Baie-Saint-Paul	Le Détroit	Napoleon Bonaparte	The skyline represents the capital in 1534, whereas many modern buildings are missing	October 29, 1710
[6]	500 piastres	Gaïa teaching l'Humanité	Senate building	Coat of arms of Vale		March 22, 1710