Grano · Knights’ era
A grano is one twentieth of a tari and divides into six piccioli. Here it belongs to the Order’s system, separately from the British-period pre-decimal ħabba.
Convert with this measure ↗Historical use
A grano is one twentieth of a tari and divides into six piccioli. Here it belongs to the Order’s system, separately from the British-period pre-decimal ħabba.
The Order’s silver-scudo system: 12 tari make a scudo; 20 grani make a tari; 6 piccioli make a grano.
Alternative names
granigrain
Relationships between measures
20 grani = 1 tari; 240 grani = 1 scudo.
Variations & cautions
The Order ruled Malta in 1530–1798. These are denomination relationships, not metal weights, coin prices or a universal euro equivalent. Coinage and exchange conditions changed over time.
The Order ruled Malta in 1530–1798. These are denomination relationships, not metal weights, coin prices or a universal euro equivalent. Coinage and exchange conditions changed over time.
The Order ruled Malta in 1530–1798. These are denomination relationships, not metal weights, coin prices or a universal euro equivalent. Coinage and exchange conditions changed over time.
Worked conversions
- 1 × Grano · Knights’ era≈ 0.004167 skud / scudo
- 2 × Grano · Knights’ era≈ 0.008333 skud / scudo
- 10 × Grano · Knights’ era≈ 0.041667 skud / scudo
Amount × source factor ÷ destination factor. Values are nominal; rounding is applied only to the display.
Scudo, tari, grano.
The Order ruled Malta in 1530–1798. These are denomination relationships, not metal weights, coin prices or a universal euro equivalent. Coinage and exchange conditions changed over time.
- Silver scudo
- 1 scudo = 12 tari = 240 grani = 1,440 piccioli.
- Tari
- 12 tari = 1 scudo; 1 tari = 20 grani.
- Grano · Knights’ era
- 20 grani = 1 tari; 240 grani = 1 scudo.
Sources & method
- Central Bank of Malta — Coinage in Malta ↗
PDF page 10: silver scudo = 12 tari; tari = 20 grani; grano = 6 piccioli.