Biography. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band ...
A broadstruck coin, or broadstrike, is a piece struck outside the confines of the collar. The metal of the planchet was able to spread outward, beyond what is now considered a coinâs normal diameter, and, because no collar was present during striking, the coin lacks any special edge device, like reeding.
piaster - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria. piastre. fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit. Egyptian pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters. Lebanese pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters. Sudanese pound, pound - the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters. Syrian pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters.