Calanchi (unit)

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The calanchi was a measure of weight in the French East Indies, especially in the province of Puducherry (Old Pondichery) . It was a small measure and was primarily used as a pearl weight .

  • 1 calanchi = 20 manchadis = 0.14 grams

literature

  • Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 2, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 965
  • Johann Christian Nelkenbrecher: General pocket book of coin, measure and weight. Georg Reimer Verlag, Berlin 1871, p. 431