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| Issuer | Russia › Russian Federation (1991-date) |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features three symbols of the Eurasian Customs Union's economic sphere: a large commercial aircraft in flight, a modern high-speed passenger train in the lower centre, and an oil derrick with pump-jack to the right. The composition is framed by an olive or laurel wreath along both sides. The Cyrillic legend '3 ГОДА ТАМОЖЕННОМУ СОЮЗУ' ('3 Years of the Customs Union') arcs across the upper field, with the date '2013' inscribed at the bottom. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Eurasian Customs Union, formed by Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan in 2010, was the political project Vladimir Putin described as the most significant geopolitical development on post-Soviet territory since 1991. This commemorative was struck the year Ukraine was under intense pressure from Moscow to abandon EU association talks and join the bloc instead — pressure that culminated in the Euromaidan protests and, ultimately, Russia's annexation of Crimea the following year.