Carat vs. Tola: What's the Difference?

A unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 200 milligrams.

A unit of weight used in India, equal to the weight of one silver rupee (11.7 grams or 180 troy grains).

Variant of karat.

A unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains ({{11.663 8038 grams}}) in 1833, and of a similar but slightly variable value before that date.

A metric unit of weight equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls .

A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.

(historical) Any of several small units of weight used for measuring precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 189–212 mg.

A 24-point scale used to measure the purity of gold.

The weight by which precious stones and pearls are weighed.

A twenty-fourth part; - a term used in estimating the proportionate fineness of gold.

A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg

The unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold