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2 Euro Cornflower
| Issuer | Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 8.5 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CENTAUREA CYANUS EESTI 2024 |
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The cornflower (*Centaurea cyanus*) was designated Estonia's national flower in 1968, a choice made under Soviet occupation that carried quiet cultural weight — a small assertion of Estonian identity within a system designed to suppress it. The 2024 euro issue commemorates the flower's centenary as a national symbol in the broader sense, though the designation itself has roots in 19th-century national awakening movements tied to the song festival tradition.
Estonia joined the eurozone in 2011, and its commemorative 2 euro program has been notably restrained compared to larger member states.