Bourse Público Deposited
meaning a purse, was a former Turkish money of account. The Keser, or Beutel of silver, was computed at 500 Ghrush or Piastres. The Kitze or Chise, i.e., the Beutel of gold, was valued at 30,000 Piastres.
The corresponding French equivalents are Bourse d 'argent and Bourse d 'or.
In Egypt the Beutel was equal to 25,000 Medini, or 75,000 Aspers.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)