* An image of Alfred Nobel in profile, facing left.
* The inscription "ALFR. NOBEL".
Reverse:
* An image of a woman representing "Mother Nature", holding a cornucopia filled with fruits and flowers.
* The inscription "REG. ACAD. SCIENTIARUM MDCCCXXXIII" (Latin for "Royal Academy of Sciences, 1833").
* The Latin inscription "INVENTAS VITAM JUVAT EXCOLUISSE PER ARTES" (Latin for "having adorned life by means of inventions through the arts").
Material:
* 18 carat gold-plated bronze
Dimensions:
* Diameter: 66 mm
* Thickness: 6.5 mm
The Nobel Prize is also accompanied by a diploma and a monetary prize.