In England in the Middle Ages, a tax levied from time to time on imported goods, calculated according to their value in pounds sterling or according to their weight in pounds = 453.59237 grams. – In Germany, a levy – probably first introduced by the Hanseatic League in 1361 – that was later frequently collected by cities as well. – See pound money.
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