2 Euros Bleuet de France

2 Euros (Bleuet de France) - obverse2 Euros (Bleuet de France) - reverse

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Features

Issuer France
Period Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 2018
Value 2 Euros
2 EUR = USD 2.17
Currency Euro (2002-date)
Composition Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
134685
References KM# 2458,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Gad# 28 (Ed.2019)
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War (Bleuet de France)

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.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Le Bleuet de France, fleur de mémoire et de solidarité
1918 - 2018
R F

Unabridged legend: République française

Translation: Blue cornflower of France, the flower of memory and solidarity 1918-2018

Engraver: Joaquin Jimenez

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Reeded with inscription

Lettering: 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 **

2 Euros (Bleuet de France) -  obverse

© Cyrillius

Mint

Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Workshop floret Yves Sampo, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2011-2020)

Comments

For 100 years, the cornflower (Bleuet de France) has been the flower of remembrance and solidarity in France. It started as a means of helping injured veterans of the First World War, but before long had been adopted by the whole French nation as a symbol of gratitude for the sacrifices the soldiers had made to defend their country and their ideals.

Today, as in the past, the cornflower still provides moral and financial support to veterans and victims of wars past and present and to victims of terrorism.

It also helps pass on to young people standards and values such as respect, peace and tolerance. This flower of remembrance honors all those who fought and are still fighting for our freedom today.

Two varieties of the Obverse are known:
Die A – numeral 2 in date 2018 has single head.
Die B – numeral 2 in date 2018 has double head.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC
2018  Workshop floret 10 000 000 $ 2.20 $ 2.20 $ 2.20 $ 2.20 $ 2.20 $ 2.20 $ 3.30

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