Old weights and measures (Greece)
This article describes the weights and measures in Greece from 1836.
With a law of September 28, 1836 , a new system of measures and weights was introduced. The French measure and weight system was used. In the case of old units of the same name, “royal” has been added to the new dimensions to distinguish them.
Length measurements
Palm corresponded decimeter , inch was centimeters and lines were the millimeter .
- 1 royal piki / cubit = 1 French meter
- 1 piki = 10 palms = 100 inches = 1000 lines
- 1 piki = 1.5432 old small piki = 1.4948 old large piki
- 1 royal stadium = 1000 piki
- 1 Greek mile = 10 royal stadiums.
- 1 hamma = 40 cubits
Volume measurements
Kotylis was a deciliter and Mistra was a centiliter . The cube was considered to be the small unit of measurement, milliliters .
Weight measurements
Obolis was the decigram and Gran was the centigram .
- 1 royal drachm (= French grams) = 10 obolis = 100 grains
- 1 royal mine = 1500 drachmas = 1 ½ French kilograms
- 1 ((ship) ton) = 10 talents = 1000 mines
literature
- Eduard Döring: Handbook of coin, exchange, measure and weight. J. Hölscher publishing house, Koblenz 1862
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Pierer's Universal Lexicon. Volume 7, Altenburg 1859, p. 912