The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded to Harald zur HausenNobel Prize gold "Harald zur Hausen - HPV & Cancer Link Discovery" Award Medal in Physiology/Medicine 2008 MS67 NGC, By Erik Lindberg. 66mm. Accompanied by original Nobel Prize case of issue, embossed with "H. ZUR HAUSEN". Obverse: AFLR • NOBEL // NAT • MDCCC XXXIII OB • MDCCC XCVI. Featuring the portrait of Alfred Nobel, facing left looking upwards, with MDCCC XXXIII (1833) representing Alfred Nobel's birth year and MDCCC XCVI (1896) as Alfred Nobel's death year. Reverse: INVENTAS • VITAM • IUVAT • EXCOLUISSE • PER • ARTES (Translation: "And they who bettered life on earth by their newly found mastery") // REG • UNIVERSITAS MED • CHIR • CAROL (Translation: "Regia Universitas Medicorum Chirurgorum Carolinska", The Royal Caroline Institute, (now known as the Karolinska Institute), the institution responsible for awarding the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) // H. ZUR HAUSEN MMVIII (Translation: "H. zur Hausen 2008" indicating the recipient and the year of the award). Featuring the personification of the genius of Medicine, holding an open book on her lap, sitting beside another female figure, representing suffering humanity, who is seeking help. The motif symbolizes the relationship between medicine and humanity, with the figure of medicine offering knowledge and support to alleviate suffering. This breathtaking design captures the essence of the Nobel Prize's purpose in recognizing significant contributions to the field of medicine and their impact on human health.

Metal:Gold

Diameter:66mm