Pera (unit)

The or the Pera was a measure of volume and weight that was widespread in various regions of India and Sumatra . The form changed from masculine to neuter.

Measure of salt

The pera was a measure of salt in Achin

• 1 pera = 25 punics / bamboo
• 1 puni / Bambu = 1 ⅔ liter = 1.662 kilograms
• 80 pera = 1 coyang

Trading in nuts

The measure was also used in the betel nut trade . The basis was the salt measure. First the Pera was used to measure and then this amount was counted.

• 10,000 nuts = 1 loxas = 76 ⅓ kilograms depending on the quality of the nuts

Grain measure

As a measure of grain in Surat , the Pera, also Parrah or Perra, weighed 34 kilograms and was divided into 20 Pahlis, Pallies or Palles.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Eduard Döring: Handbook of coin, exchange, measure and weight. Verlag J. Hölscher, Koblenz 1862, p. 72.
2. ^ Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 2, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 1206.