Quinto (unit)

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Quinto , also known as Quinta , was an African measure of weight, especially on the west coast and in Guinea . The measure was used for simple trade and as a weight of gold.

  • 1 quinto ≈ 6 grams
  • 1 piso / usano ( ounce ) = 1 1 ⁄ 3  quinto = 2 aquiraques = 4 mediatablas ≈ 8 grams
  • 1 Seron = 1 ½ Piso = 2 Quintos = 3 Aquiraques = 6 Mediatablas ≈ 12 grams
  • 1 Benda = 2 Benda – offas = 8 Piso / Eusano / Usano / Usanno = 64.119 grams

literature

  • Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measurements and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, pp. 254, 271, 313.
  • Heinrich August Pierer: Pierer's Universal Lexicon of the Past and Present. Volume 18, HA Pierer publishing house, Altenburg 1864, p. 309.
  • Jurende's Patriotic Pilgrim: Business and Entertainment Book . Volume 21, Winiker, Brünn 1848 p. 334.
  • Hermann Julius Meyer: The large conversation lexicon for the educated classes. Volume 5, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Hildburghausen / Amsterdam / Paris / Philadelphia 1850, p. 299.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measurements and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 271.