Features a stylized, multi-layered depiction of the cornflower flower centered on the inner core. Inscriptions: The phrase “Le Bleuet de France, fleur de mémoire et de solidarité” curves gracefully around the upper and side margins of the core. At the bottom, the anniversary years “1918-2018” are marked alongside the country abbreviation “RF” (République Française). The mint marks of the Monnaie de Paris (the cornucopia and the mint master’s mark) are subtly positioned within the design background.
Reverse (standard EU side) — features the numeral “2 EURO” with the EU map and 12 stars.
This coin commemorates the centenary of the end of World War I (the 1918 Armistice) by honoring the “Bleuet de France” (Cornflower of France). Since the aftermath of the Great War, the cornflower has served as France’s national symbol of remembrance and solidarity, used to support veterans, victims of war, widows, and orphans, mirroring the use of the remembrance poppy in Commonwealth nations.