grivna
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The grivna was a medieval East Slavic monetary and weight unit widely used in Kievan Rus' and neighboring principalities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
medieval monetary unit ⓘ medieval weight unit ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
finds in urban centers of Kievan Rus'
ⓘ
hoards of silver ingots ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Old Rus' culture ⓘ |
| currencySystemRole | basis for accounting in grivnas and smaller units ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Rus' legal codes
ⓘ
medieval East Slavic chronicles ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Old Slavic word for "neck" or "nape" ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
store of value ⓘ unit of account ⓘ weight standard ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Belarusian monetary system
ⓘ
later Russian monetary system ⓘ later Ukrainian monetary system ⓘ |
| material |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | ruble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalType |
Chernigov grivna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kievan grivna NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuanian grivna NERFINISHED ⓘ Novgorod grivna ⓘ Volga grivna ⓘ |
| replacedBy | coin-based monetary systems ⓘ |
| shapeVariant |
bar-shaped ingot
ⓘ
hexagonal ingot ⓘ neck-ring form ⓘ rhombic ingot ⓘ |
| smallerUnitRelated |
kuna
ⓘ
nogata ⓘ rezana ⓘ |
| standardWeightApproximation |
around 200 grams for some regional types
ⓘ
around 400 grams for some regional types ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fines and legal compensation unit
ⓘ
tax assessment unit ⓘ tribute payment unit ⓘ |
| usedBy | East Slavs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kievan Rus'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Novgorod Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir-Suzdal Principality NERFINISHED ⓘ other East Slavic principalities ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInTradeWith |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central European states ⓘ Volga Bulgar and other steppe polities ⓘ |
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