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Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine Medal - Karolinska Institute
| Location | Sweden |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Composition | Gold (.750) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Alfred Nobel in high relief, depicted in profile wearing a jacket and bow tie. The name ALFR. NOBEL appears to the left of the effigy, while his birth and death years are inscribed in Roman numerals to the right in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Genius of Medicine, depicted as a seated female figure in classical draped robes, faces right and holds an open book in her lap. She gathers water flowing from a rock to offer to a standing sick young woman at her right side; the laureate's name and the award year appear in a recessed rectangular exergue tablet at the bottom of the field, surrounded by the legend of the Karolinska Institute. |
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