C E N T R A L A S IAN
MONEY, WE IGHT S , A N D ME A SURE S .
With approximate Russian and English equivalents, compiled by the Author from
the Turkistan Kalendar, Starchevsky’s Dictionary, and other sources, the
rouble being reckoned at 2r„ and silver at 5*. the ounce. Authors, however,
are not always agreed- concerning all the items.
(for Russian Money, Weights, and Measures, see p. xxxi.)
A s i a t i c . R u s s i a n . E n g l i s h .
M o n e y .
Kuldja—
Yarmak (exchanged in bundles)
Miskal
Sar-kumysli (10 miskal) .
Tenga
Koi-tiuyak
Lian (10 chien= 100 fun — 1000 li
1,500 cash)
Yamb
copper
• silver |
”
J kopeck
20 kopecks
2 roubles
1 rouble
12 roubles 50 kopecks
8 zols. 82-4 dols
440 zolotniks
T T sd '
4l d .
4s.
2 Si
£ 1 5i-
6s.
£ 15 2s. old.
Khokand—
Kara-tenga (16 cheka or pul)
Tillah .
Tillah (Ura-Tiube)
gold
99
5 kopecks
3 r. 80 k. to 4r.
6 roubles 65 kopecks
lid.
7s. 7 Id. to 8r.
13^ 3iKBokhara—
Tenga (4 mura or 64 pul)
Ashrafi .
Tillah (20 tengas)
silver
gold
20 kopecks.
4 roubles
4 roubles
^ tt?oo' A 00
Shahr-i-sabz—
Kara-tenga (16 pul) copper 5 kopecks I id .
Khiva—
Pul
. copper
f kopeck
Tenga or kokan (60 pul)
silver
20 kopecks
Tillah, small (9 kokan) .
1 rouble 80 kopecks
Tillah* large (18 kokan)
• gold
3 roubles 60 kopecks
iV -
4\d.
3 s- 7 i d-
Js. 2\d.
Various—
Pul-cheka or Utak-pul . . copper
Kara-pul (Tajik) . . .
Muri . »> •
Tenga (contains 60 dols pure silver) silver
Ber-tenkalik kagaz (Tatar)
Ushak-tillah (10 tengas)
Tillah (Sart) 7 7 f dols of pure gold
Kiatta-tillah (large=20 tengas) . gold
^ kopeck
| kopeck
5 kopecks
20 kopecks
1 rouble
2 roubles
4 roubles 46 kopecks
4 roubles
-h;d.
h d -
1 id .
4Id.
2 s.
4J.
8j . I I d.
8 s.
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W E IGH T S . 683.
A s i a t i c .
W e i g h t s .
Kuldja—
Miskal . .
I Sar or Lot
Gin (16 lan)
100 gin ' * .
Khiva—
Agree, 96 miskal
Ari-chirik
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Ikke-yarimari
5
Bish-arri | „
On-arri 1 ^ „
Yiggermari 2\ saris
Kurk-ari 5 „
Un-sari 10 „
Yarim batman 20 ,,
Batman 40 „
Kiatta (or double) batman
Various—
Nim-nim-cha (Sart), 5 miskal
Nim cherik
Cherik (at Samarkand) .
Cherik (at Tashkend)
Kadak (Sart)
Yokcha (Sart), 4 khitcha,' 8 nim-itcha,
20 paisya, or £ cherik
Chakhsa,katacherik,Ikcherik (100 paisya)
Pansir, small, or Dunim Sir (4 cheriks).
Pansir, large (8 cheriks).
Dasir (2 pansir = 16 cheriks = £ batman).
Dasir, small (£ batman).
Siisary (Sart), 3 Dakhsir
Batman (Tatar) . . . .
Batman (64 cheriks) at Bokhara
y, Tashkend
f9 Aulie-Ata
,, Shahr-i-sabz
Mani (Turkoman), a quantity of silk, the
weight of 60 eggs .
Nimcha (Tajik), 107 small or 20 large
Miskal . . . .
Sari (Tajik)
Nim-sari ,, 2 cherik
Dunim-sari ,, 4
Shish-cherik ,, 6 ,,
Ash-cherik ,, 8 ,,
Dasir ,, 16 ,, I .#
Ber boot jarym (Kirghese)
Pesyar (Kirghese), and Kharvar (Sart) .
Seram (Tatar), 8 bootchook
Paisya (Sart), cherik .
Nim-itcha (Sart), ^5- cherik
Khitcha (Sart), 2 nim-itcha, 5 paisya, or
-j3^ cherik
Yilcha (Sart),
cherik
khitcha, io paisya, £
R u s s i a n .
A zolotnik
9 zolotniks
1 ‘47 lb. Russian
147 lbs. Russian
* l b .
A lb.
A lb.
f ib .
i i lb.
2 j lbs.
5 lbs.
10 lbs.
20 lbs ."
1 pood ‘ '
2 poods
11b.
11 lb.
5 lbs.
6J lbs.
1 lb.
I "6 lb. Russian
10 lbs.
1 pood.
2 poods
4 poods
2 poods
12 poods
4 poods
8 poods
10J poods
I2i poods
16 poods
8 lbs.
10 lbs.
20 lbs.-
30 lbs.
1 pood
2 poods
i j pood
to poods
2 poods
o -o8 lb.
0-2 lb.
E n g l i s h .
0 4 lb.
0-8 lb.
Avoirdupois.
•135 oz. S
I -35 oz.
21 "212 OZ.
I picul, 132^ lbs..
12-96 oz.
•14 lb.
•28 lb.
•56 lb.
1-13 lb.
2-25 lbs.
4-51 lbs.
9-02 lbs.
18-04 lbs.
36-08 lbs.
72-16 lbs.
9'02 oz.
I lb. 2-04 oz..
4 lbs. 816 oz. .
5 lbs. 13J oz.
14-43 oz-
1 lb. 7-09 oz.
9 lbs. 0-3 oz..
36-08 lbs.
72-16 lbs.
144-32 lbs.
72-16 lbs.
432-96 lbs.
144-32 lbs.
288-64 lbs.
378-84 lbs.
451 lbs.
577-28 lbs.
7-2x6 lbs..
9-02 lbs.
18-04 lbs.
27-06 lbs.
36-08 lbs.
72-16 lbs.
54-12 lbs.
360-8 lbs..
72-16 lbs.
I 15 oz.
2-89 oz.
577 oz.
II "54 oz..
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