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Tola (Habib Bank issue) ND

 
Gold (.995) 11.66 g -
Description
Location
India - British (British India)
Type
Bullion › Rounds
Value
1 Tola
Composition
Gold (.995)
Weight
11.66 g
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#123777
Rarity index
97%

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Inscription.

Lettering:
Habib Bank Ltd
Fine 9950
1
Tola
Pure Gold

Comment

The tola (Hindi: तोला; Urdu: تولا‎; Bengali: তোলা; tolā. from Sanskrit: तोलकः; tolaka) Punjabi ਤੋਲਾ, also transliterated as tolah or tole, is a traditional Ancient Indian and South Asian unit of mass, now standardised as 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams) or exactly 3/8 troy ounce. It was the base unit of mass in the British Indian system of weights and measures introduced in 1833, although it had been in use for much longer. It was also used in Aden and Zanzibar: in the latter, one tola was equivalent to 175.90 troy grains (0.97722222 British tolas, or 11.33980925 grams).