Jefimok Rouble - Alexey Mikhailovich (Countermarked over "Pisa Thaler 1618") 1655 front Jefimok Rouble - Alexey Mikhailovich (Countermarked over "Pisa Thaler 1618") 1655 back
Jefimok Rouble - Alexey Mikhailovich (Countermarked over "Pisa Thaler 1618") 1655 photo
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Jefimok Rouble - Alexey Mikhailovich Countermarked over "Pisa Thaler 1618"

1655 year
Silver - -
Description
Issuer
Russian Empire
Tsar
Alexis Mikhaylovich (1645-1676)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1655
Value
1 Jefimok Rouble (1 Ефимок Рубль)
Currency
Rouble (1533-1717)
Composition
Silver
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Countermarked
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#114351
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Comment

Coin from the State Hermitage Museum, Saint-Petersburg.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Jefimok Rouble - Alexey Mikhailovich (Countermarked over "Pisa Thaler 1618") 1655 from Russian Empire made of Silver is that it was issued during a time of great economic change in Russia. The coin was minted in 1655, during the reign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, who was implementing reforms aimed at modernizing the Russian economy and increasing trade with Europe. The use of silver in the coin's minting was a departure from the traditional use of copper and was seen as a symbol of the country's growing wealth and influence.