Gunda (unit)
Gunda , also Gonda, was a piece of measure in Calcutta and on various islands in East India.
- 1 Gunda = 5 Particulars = 5 pieces
- 4 Gunda = 20 Particulars = 1 Corge / Koorje / Courge / Cortsch = 20 pieces (handkerchiefs, woven pieces)
Similar measure was in Bombay Conge or Stiege, which also meant 20 pieces in the amount. Kohrdsch or Corge was another name or spelling for the smaller piece size. In Java had with tobacco the measure 40 baskets.
Gunda was also used as a piece of measure as a bill of exchange in the Maldives and the Laccadivian Islands . Here the shell Kauri (Cypraca) was a unit of account if it was not broken.
- 1 gunda = 4 cowries
- 20 Gunda = 1 point
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values and relationships to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 146.
- ^ Wilhelm Hoffmann: General encyclopedia for merchants, manufacturers, etc. Volume 1, Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1853, p. 539.
- ^ A b Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete handbook of coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, pp. 48, 49.
- ↑ Christian Noback, Friedrich Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios, the government papers, the exchange and banking and the usages of all countries and trading places. Volume 2, F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 1122.
- ^ Society of learned and practical merchants: General encyclopedia for merchants and manufacturers as well as for businessmen in general. Verlag Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1838, p. 209.