2009 Nobel Prize Medal in Physics awarded to Willard S. Boyle
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2009
This 2009 Nobel Prize medal in Physics, awarded to Willard S. Boyle for his co-invention of the CCD sensor, is struck in 18 karat gold and plated in 24 karat gold.
Designed by Erik Lindberg, the obverse features a profile bust of Alfred Nobel facing left, with biographical inscriptions and the artist's name. The reverse depicts the goddess Nature holding a cornucopia alongside the Genius of Science lifting a veil, accompanied by the inscription "INVENTAS VITAM IUVAT EXCOLUISSE PER ARTES" and the identifying details of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. An incuse tablet in the exergue is personalized with the recipient's name, "W.
S. BOYLE," and the year "MMIX." The medal measures 65 mm in diameter, weighs 178 grams, and features edge markings from the Swedish Royal Mint (Myntverket). It is preserved in its original red morocco case, which is lined in suede and yellow satin. The set also includes the recipient's Nobel Prize diploma, presented in a blue morocco binding.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 178 g
- Diameter
- 65 mm
- Material
- 18 karat gold plated in 24 karat gold
Technical characteristics
- Edge markings
- MV / G
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Alfred Nobel left, with inscriptions
- Reverse
- Nature and Genius of Science, with inscriptions and recipient name/date on exergue tablet
Identification
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- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Erik Lindberg / Swedish Royal Mint
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