2001 Sverige 200 kronor Carl XVI Gustaf, 100 år Nobelpriset, 0
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Sweden – 200 Kronor 2001, Centenary of the Nobel Prize
When Alfred Nobel died in San Remo in 1896, he left behind a fortune intended for a rather unusual purpose. In his will, he stipulated that the income from his estate should fund annual prizes awarded to those who had conferred the greatest benefit on humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and the pursuit of peace.
The decision surprised both his family and the public. Nobel had no children, and much of his fortune was now to be transferred to a foundation. Several years of legal and organisational preparations followed before the first Nobel Prizes could be awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize was entrusted to Norway, while the other prizes were to be awarded in Sweden – an arrangement that continues to this day.
In 2001, one hundred years after the first awards ceremony, Sweden issued this commemorative silver coin. The obverse features a portrait of Alfred Nobel based on the work of medal engraver Erik Lindberg for the original Nobel Prize medals, created in 1901–1902. The reverse depicts an allegorical female figure representing humanity. In one hand she holds Nobel’s will, while raising a laurel wreath with the other.
The coin was designed by the British medallist Philip Nathan and struck at the Royal Swedish Mint in Eskilstuna.
Sweden
Carl XVI Gustaf, 1973–
200 Kronor 2001 – Centenary of the Nobel Prize
Silver / 27.03 g / .925 / 36 mm
Royal Swedish Mint, Eskilstuna
Mintmaster: Urban Bäckström
SM 37 / KM 919
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