UK Troy Weight Units Converter

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pound [lb troy] ounce [oz troy] pennyweight [dwt] grain [gr troy]	pound [lb troy] ounce [oz troy] pennyweight [dwt] grain [gr troy]
1 [lb troy] = 0.3732417216 [kg]

The troy system was the legal UK system for weighing precious metals and gems. The name troy is derived from the town of troyes in Northern France, famous in medieval times for its commercial fairs. The system is no obsolete except in the USA. The base unit of this weight unit system is the troy pound of 5760 grains defined as 0.3732417216 [kg], with other units as in the table below. The troy grain is identical to the grain.