Solotnik
Solotnik ( Russian золотник ) was a unit of weight in Russia and is the 96th part of the Russian pound with about 409 grams . The pound (Funda / Funta) was already “calibrated” in 1740 by means of ducats .
- 1 Solotnik = 1 ⁄ 96 pounds (Russian) or Griwenka = 96 Doli = 4.265 grams
- Conclusion: 1 gram = 0.23443 zolotniki.
- 3 solotnik = 1 lot
- 3840 Solotnik = 1 pud
The weight was also suitable as a gold, silver and coin weight. Its division here was as a test weight in 1 ⁄ 2 ; 1 ⁄ 4 ; 1 ⁄ 8 ... 1 ⁄ 64 . Compared to the weight of Lana with 34 grams which was calculated 1 ⁄ 12 of a pound , there are 8 solotniks.
Solotnik is also used to indicate the fineness of Russian precious metals. A Solotnik corresponds to a fineness of 1 ⁄ 96 , i.e. 1 ⁄ 4 carat .
In the Persian Solotnik , also Persian Miskal or Metikal, the relationships were
- 1 solotnik (pers.) = 1 1 ⁄ 11 solotnik (russ.) = 4.65354 grams
- 88 Solotnik (pers.) ≈ 1 Funta (russ.)
- Comparison with the Petersburg measure: 96 Solotnik (Russian) = 1 Funta (Russian) = 0.40917 kilograms
literature
- Pierer 's Universal Lexicon, Volume 16. Altenburg 1863, p. 268.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Magnus Georg Paucker: Contents overview of the work on measure, weight and coin of the Russian Empire and its German Baltic countries. Imperial Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 1832, p. 14.
- ^ Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, dimensions and weight of all countries in the world. Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 321.
- ^ Johann Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios, the government papers, the exchange and banking system and the customs of all countries and trading places. Volume 2, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 1104.