Para (currency) Para (currency) The para (Cyrillic: пара, from Turkish "para", from Persian "pārah", "piece" ) was a former currency of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Montenegro, Albania and Yugoslavia and is the current subunit, although rarely used, of the Serbian dinar. As a former Ottoman and Turkish currency, it was 1/40 of a "kuruş", which was, in turn, 1/100 of a Turkish lira. It was also earlier 3 "akçe" The modern Turkish lira is only divided into "kuruş". In Serbia, the "para" has been the subunit of the dinar since the 19th century. The Montenegrin perper was subdivided into 100 "pare" during
Feodosia Money Museum Feodosia Money Museum The Feodosia Museum of Money ( is a currency museum in Feodosia, Crimea. It was established on July 15, 2003. The opening ceremony took place on August 22, 2003. The activities of the Feodosia Museum of Money are aimed at the study and popularization of the knowledge relating to coin-striking in Feodosia. July 31, 2005 saw the solemn inauguration of the so-called “safe-room” in the Feodosia Museum of Money. On display in this room is money minted and printed in Feodosia from antiquity up to the present day, along with the currency samples that used to be