Category:Nansuru (gold weight)

The Nansuru is a historical gold weight of the Akan in Ghana and the Ivory Coast for the weighing of gold dust.

Regional name variants:

• Anansuru
• Bandwoasuru
• Bremanansuru (a)
• Nansuafa
• Dwoasuru (d) + (e)
• Abanjuasuru
• Juasuru,Juasu
• Simale, Samale, Samare
• Simbari (a) + (b) + (c)

Theoretical weight:

- 7.6790 g (Abel for 35 Taku)

- 7.8 g (Garrard for Nansuru)

- 7.8 g (Garrard for Nansuafa)

- 7.8984 g (Abel for 36 Taku)

- 7.9002 g (Abel for 54 Ba)

Real weight

- 7.6 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.117 in the "Muséum de Toulouse" (Bird figure)

- 7.7 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.112 in the "Muséum de Toulouse" (Finger-ring with bird)

- 7.8 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.185 in the "Muséum de Toulouse" (Ingot-shaped weight with number symbolism)

- 8.0 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.039 in the "Muséum de Toulouse" (Figure of two birds in compared position on a trunk)

Mass equivalents:

1 Nansuru = 1 Nansuafa = 30 Taku (Garrard)

1 Nansuru = 35 ... 36 Taku (Abel)

1 Nansuru = 52 ... 54 Ba (Abel)

1 Ounce = 16 Ackies = 144 Taku = 216 Ba (Abel)

1 Ounce = 16 Ackies = 120 Taku (Garrard)