Obverse © Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner – Reverse © Sailko (CC BY 3.0)
Obverse © Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner – Reverse © Sailko (CC BY 3.0)
Nobel Prize in Literature Medal - Swedish Academy ND
| Gold (.992) | 200 g | 66 mm |
| Location | Sweden |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Swedish Academy |
| Type | Award medals › Artistic awards |
| Years | 1901-2022 |
| Composition | Gold (.992) |
| Weight | 200 g |
| Diameter | 66 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#337192 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Young man sitting, facing left, wearing laurel wreath, and writing with left hand in a book on right knee. To the left, a muse standing, facing right, wearing oak wreath and playing lyre. Sun setting in left field. Laurel tree in right field.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INVENTAS · VITAM · IUVAT · EXCOLUISSE · PER · ARTES
ERIK
LINDBERG
ACAD SUEC ·
G · B · SHAW
MCMXXVI
Translation: It is beneficial to have a better life through discovered arts. Swedish Academy.
Engraver: Erik Lindberg
Comment
The words on the reverse are adapted from Vergil’s Aeneid, book 6, line 663:"Inventas aut qui vitam excoluere per rates"
