Description:
Obverse
The design features the cornflower in the center of the coin. It is surrounded by the words ‘Le Bleuet de France, fleur de mémoire et de solidarité’ (Bleuet of France, flower of remembrance and solidarity). The dates ‘1918-2018’ as well as the letters RF for République Française (French Republic) and the mint marks are also included in the design.
Reverse
A map, next to the facial value, shows the European continent without borders.
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