Nobel Peace Prize Medal Design

The Nobel Peace Prize, awarded this year to Barack Obama, is represented by a medal with the face of Alfred Nobel, with a group of three men forming a fraternal bond on the other side.

Nobel Peace Prize Medal


The inscription reads: Pro pace et fraternitate gentium”, translated “For the peace and brotherhood of men”. “Prix Nobel de la Paix”, the relevant year, and the name of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate is engraved on the edge of the medal.

The Nobel Peace Prize Medal was designed by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland.

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