Zoom-Bangla Desk: The profile picture of the founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel, is engraved on the front of the Nobel medal. In this film, Nobel is portrayed as a very elegant and thoughtful person. Below this portrait is engraved the name of Alfred Nobel and the year of his birth and death.

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But do you know what is on the reverse side of the Nobel medal?

The reverse of the Nobel Prize is engraved with various symbolic images.

These differ according to the award category. Each image reflects human progress, peace and knowledge.
The obverse engraving on the Nobel Prize in Medicine shows a young man leading a girl to Hygieia, the goddess of knowledge. Hygieia holds a pot of water in her hand, a symbol of healing.

This image has been used in medicine as a symbol of service to humanity and cure of disease.

The reverse of the Nobel Prize in Physics features a man , who is pulling back a curtain over a landscape, as if unveiling a natural mystery. It symbolizes unraveling the complexity of nature through physics.

The reverse of the Nobel Medal in Chemistry shows a researcher doing research in a laboratory. It is engraved as a symbol of new elements and scientific inventions through alchemy. The obverse of the Nobel Medal for Literature is engraved with the Greek muse Calliope. Calliope was the goddess of epic poetry, reflecting the aesthetics and creativity of literature.

Two people are engraved on the back of the Nobel Peace Medal. They are shaking hands, which is a symbol of peace and cooperation.

The Nobel Prize in Economics was launched in 1968. The back of the medal is engraved with a palm branch and a symbol of development. It serves as a symbol of prosperity and development of the world economy.

Source: Nobel Prize.org