Subject of the commemorative coin:
 International Year of Plant Health

 Description of the design:
 The inner part of the coin features the official IYPH 2020 logo, which symbolizes leaves, and the text “International year of plant health”. The leaves symbolize healthy plants as the source of the oxygen we breathe, the food we eat and all life on Earth. This positive image of leaves protected from deadly pests and diseases forms a circle representing the world, emphasizing how plant health and protection is a global issue. Plant health is key to ending hunger, reducing poverty, protecting the environment and boosting economic development. As the Royal Dutch Mint struck the coin, the mint mark of Utrecht, a mercury staff, is on the right. The mint mark of the director of the Royal Mint of Belgium, the coat of arms of the municipality of Herzele, is on the left. The country code BE and the year 2020 are on the bottom. The outer ring of the coin features the twelve stars of the European flag.