The Nobel Peace Prize Medal of Carl von Ossietzky
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The Nobel Peace Prize Medal of Carl von Ossietzky
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On 23 November 1936, Carl von Ossietzky (1889 - 1938) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize retroactively for the year 1935. Carl von Ossietzky was the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of the suffering he had experienced as a result of his convictions. The ceremony to award the Nobel Peace Prize took place on 10 December 1936. The National Socialists banned Carl von Ossietzky from travelling to Norway. Carl von Ossietzky neither saw nor held his Nobel Peace Prize in his hands.
The Nobel Peace Prize consists of 3 parts: a certificate, a medal and a sum of money (1936: approx. 100,000 RM).
The medal
The Nobel Peace Prize medal was designed by the Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland.
The obverse is engraved with a portrait of Alfred Nobel as well as his name, date of birth and date of death (in Roman numerals).
The reverse of the Nobel Peace Prize shows three people with the Latin inscription Pro pace et fraternitate gentium (for peace and brotherhood between peoples).
The sides are turned "upside down" and not sideways. The year of the award, the name of the laureate and Prix Nobel de la Paix are embossed on the edge.
The medals made in Sweden in 2012 weigh 175 grams and are made of 18-carat gold. From 1901 to 1980, the medals were made of 23-carat gold.
Further information about the namesake of the University of Oldenburg:
"I do not submit, I demonstrate [...]." The life and work of Carl von Ossietzky. Permanent exhibition in the foyer of the university library
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