Convert Avoirdupois Drams to Tolas
Convert Avoirdupois Drams (dr av) to Tolas (tola) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
tola = dr av × 0.1519097222
About Avoirdupois Drams
An avoirdupois dram (dr av) is 1/16 of an avoirdupois ounce - approximately 1.772 grams. Part of the avoirdupois system that governs everyday trade weights in the UK and US, it was historically used to measure small quantities of goods and spices in commerce. While rarely used in modern commerce (having been replaced by grams in most applications), the avoirdupois dram still appears in some spice and herbalist contexts, in US gunpowder loading data (where charges are specified in grains and drams), and in archaic recipe books.
About Tolas
A tola is a traditional South Asian unit of mass equal to the weight of a silver rupee coin - approximately 11.664 grams. It was the standard unit for weighing gold and silver across India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh for centuries, and remains actively used in gold jewellery markets throughout the subcontinent. Gold is routinely priced and bought in tolas at jewellers' shops (sarrafas) in India and Pakistan. A 10-tola gold bar (116.64 g) is the most popular retail gold bar size in South Asia and the Middle East.
Quick Reference Table
| Avoirdupois Drams (dr av) | Tolas (tola) |
|---|---|
| 1 dr av | 0.15191 tola |
| 2 dr av | 0.303819 tola |
| 5 dr av | 0.759549 tola |
| 10 dr av | 1.5191 tola |
| 25 dr av | 3.79774 tola |
| 50 dr av | 7.59549 tola |
| 100 dr av | 15.191 tola |