Paisas

This is a justifiable source of pride for the people of Medellin, known as "paisas", as not even the capital Bogota can boast an equivalent public transport network. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gregorian, p. 402, divides the Kabuli rupee as follows for the nineteenth century: 10 dinars to 1 paisa; 5 paisas to 1 copper shahi; 2 shahis to 1 silver sannar or sadinar or misqali; 2 sannar to 1 abbasi or tanga; 1.5 abbasi to 1 kran (qiran); 2 krans to 1 rupee; 2/5 rupees to 1 nim sanad; 5 rupees to one sanad; 20 rupees to 1 toman. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In the kham scheme of computation 10 dinars equaled 1 paisa, 5 paisas equaled 1 shahi, 10 shahis equaled 1 rupee, 20 rupees equaled 1 toman. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He indicates 1 Kabuli rupee was composed of either 60 paisas, 12 copper shahis, 3 silver abbasis, or 6 silver sanars, and that 20 rupees made one toman. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Breakfast finds huevos paisas (scrambled eggs with chorizo and a corn cheese pie), a ❋ Unknown (2010)

Este emblemático desfile cumple 15 años de realizarse y año tras año lo hace con mucho más éxito, durante el recorrido podremos deleitar nuestra vista viendo los hermosos y vistosos carros que paseaban nuestra calles paisas hace mucho tiempo y que ahora nos acompañan en tan magno evento. ❋ Lully Posada (2010)

Geography and Basque ancestry have isolated these people, who call themselves paisas, countrymen. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The company said it would not revise the price of petrol, which was de-regulated on June 25, if the required revision was in paisas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Close to his house was a bookshop which rented books at 2 paisas/book. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Analysts have said that while the subscriber base of most of the operators is increasing at a phenomenal pace, their revenues were getting chipped away with some even offering calls below one paise per second. (100 paisas make one Indian rupee). ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, the British pound was weaker by 80 paisas against the local currency.

The greenback commenced the day 'trading at Rs 79.80 for buying, lost five paisas against the local currency and closed at Rs 79.75 for buying and Rs 80.20 for selling at the end of the trading session.

Therefore, the rupee incurred a loss of 14 paisas.

Therefore, the rupee incurred a loss of 46 paisas.

Therefore, the national currency incurred a gain of five paisas.