The red poppy carries a deep and powerful meaning that inspires reverence and gratitude – it is the embodiment of our everlasting esteem for those who died in defense of freedom. The 2025 Remembrance Day coin honours them through its reverse design, which features a realistic rendering of poppies – including one bright-red standout – resembling those that inspired the immortal poem of Remembrance, In Flanders Fields, written by Canadian John McCrae 110 years ago.