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The '''Oka''' was a standard measure of weight used in [[Greece]], Turkey and elsewhere in former dominions of the Ottoman Empire. It was equivalent to 1.282kg and was subdivided into 400 drams.

The oka was made obsolete by an act of Greek Parliament in [[1953]] that replaced it with the kilogram. Nevertheless, the oka continued to be used, unofficially, well into the [[1960s]] by customers and grocers who were accustomed to it.

==Did you know?==
The [[Greek language|Greek]] expression "Τα 'χει 400" ("He has 400 of them") - meaning that someone is brilliant - stems from the fact that the oka had 400 drams.

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 The '''Oka''' was a standard measure of weight used in [[Greece]], Turkey and elsewhere in former dominions of the Ottoman Empire. It was equivalent to 1.282kg and was subdivided into 400 drams.
-The oka was made obsolete by an act of Greek Parliament in [[1953]] that replaced it with the kilogram. Nevertheless, the oka continued to be used, unofficially, well into the [[1960s]] by customers and grocers who were accustomed to it.
+The oka was made obsolete by an act of Greek Parliament effective on [[December 29]], [[1953]] that replaced it with the kilogram. Nevertheless, the oka continued to be used, unofficially, well into the [[1960s]] by customers and grocers who were accustomed to it.
 ==Did you know?==
 The [[Greek language|Greek]] expression "Τα 'χει 400" ("He has 400 of them") - meaning that someone is brilliant - stems from the fact that the oka had 400 drams.