This 25 Canadian cent coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of John McCraes In Flanders Fields poem, the most quoted Canadian war poem that popularized the association of poppies with soldiers who died in conflict. Its obverse side shows the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II engraved by Susanna Blunt. Its reverse side portrays a poppy in a field, the first strophe of In Flanders Fields, engraved by Laurie McGaw. The coin weighs 4.4 g, has a diameter of 23.88 mm, and is in mint condition.