Guhns

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Guhns , also Goonz (e), was a unit of mass (measure of weight) in Bombay . The weight of gold and silver was just under seven hundredths of a Prussian lot .

  • 1 Guhns = 0.00696 Lot = 0.116 grams
  • 100 Guhns = 1 tola

literature

  • Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values ​​and proportions to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 155.
  • Christian Noback , Friedrich Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios, government papers, bills of exchange and banking and the customs of all countries and trading venues. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 140.