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Obsolete Serbian units of measurement

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A number of units of measurement were used in Serbia to measure length, weight, etc. Metrication was carried out in 1873 in Serbia.[1]

System before metric system

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A number of units were used.

Length

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One notable unit was archine. One archine was 28.0 in (0.711 m).[2]

Mass

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Some units of mass are given below:

1 litra = 100 drachm

1 oka = 4 litra = 2.8188 lb = 1.2786 kg.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Metrication - Europa". Metric Pioneer. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b Clarke, F.W. (1891). Weights Measures and Money of All Nations. New York: D. Appleton & Company. p. 68.