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Efimok

エフィムカ ／ yefimok　—　Names of money

The Russian name for a thaler, derived from the first part of the name Joachim.

Thaler with countermark (Efimok) Thaler with countermark (Efimok)1655
A photograph of what this word names.

The Russian name for a thaler. It is a corruption of "Joachim," the first part of the name Joachimsthaler. Large Western European silver coins flowed into eastern markets under this name.

⚠ The name of the valley (Thaler) went west to become the dollar, while the name of the person (Joachim) went east to become the efimok. This was a fork in the road for the name of the same silver coin.