Could anyone tell me what the unit of money was back in the 1820’s in Sicily? I have found some information concerning the purchase of an ancestral farm. The document is in English and I am unable to see the original Italian version. The English translation says that the land was “purchased for the big amount of 8.000 ounce.” Can anyone explain what an ounce is or if it is simply a mistranslation of some other unit of currency. Thank you so much for an information or insight you might provide.
Suzanne
Unit of Currency in 1820s Sicily
Re: Unit of Currency in 1820s Sicily
Info about the "onza":
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onza_(mon ... 0tar%C3%AC.
Here, you find something more. According to what the author says, one "onza" was the equivalent of about 180 modern euros.
https://www.laltrasicilia.org/569/a-pro ... e-moderne/
6 piccioli are 1 grano
20 grani are 1 Tarì
30 Tarì are 1 Onza.
"Piccioli" is a word still used in Sicily to mean "(generic) money"
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onza_(mon ... 0tar%C3%AC.
Here, you find something more. According to what the author says, one "onza" was the equivalent of about 180 modern euros.
https://www.laltrasicilia.org/569/a-pro ... e-moderne/
6 piccioli are 1 grano
20 grani are 1 Tarì
30 Tarì are 1 Onza.
"Piccioli" is a word still used in Sicily to mean "(generic) money"
Giuseppe "Pippo" Moccaldi
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Translation of your (old) documents and letters.
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Re: Unit of Currency in 1820s Sicily
This is exactly the information I was seeking but never could find my own Pippo. Thank you so much!!!
