Clam (unit)
Clam was a mass unit in the Kingdom of Siam and also the name of a Siamese divisional coin .
- 1 clam = weight of 12 grains of rice
- 1 clam = ½ Paye / Payn
- 64 clams = 1 tael
literature
- Eduard Beer: The latest foreign dictionary for the Germanization and explanation of all non-German words, idioms, artistic expressions and abbreviations that occur in language and writing. Volume 1, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Weimar 1838, p. 250. Online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measurements and weights of all countries in the world. Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 230. [1]
- ^ Johann Georg Krünitz : Economic Encyclopedia: or, General System of Land, House and State Economy, in alphabetical order; Translated from the French and augmented with notes and additions, also provided necessary, Volume 8, J. Pauli, 1776, p. 191 [2]