5 Somoni Eurasec Anniversary

The Eurasian Economic Community — EurAsEC — was founded in 2000 by Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, with Tajikistan among the more economically dependent members, relying heavily on the bloc for remittance flows and energy subsidies. This coin marks the organization's tenth anniversary. Tajikistan joined as a founding signatory despite its economy being the smallest in the group by a considerable margin, a disparity that shaped its negotiating position within the community throughout the decade.