냥 (兩) -- A nyang.
This was a unit of measuring old Korean coinage, brass coins with a single hole through the middle of each one. One nyang was worth one hundred of these coins. Likewise, one nyang was worth ten dons (돈). This in turn was worth ten puns (푼) or nips (닢), exactly one copper coin. Nyangs were counted with pure-Korean cardinal numbers, including 석 and 넉.
The nyang was also a measure of weight equaling 37.5 grams, used to measure precious metals or (Chinese) medicine. When measuring medicine is was one sixteenth of a geun (근, 0.6kg). It was ten times the weight of a don (돈, 3.75g) when measuring precious metals.
In modern times, nyang can be still seen on signs or menus, meaning won.
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