# 3504 - 2001 34c The Nobel Prize
34¢ The Nobel Prize Centennial
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 35,000,000
Printed by: De La Rue Security Printing
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
Birth Of Alfred Nobel
One of eight children, Nobel was the descendant of Swedish scientists Olaus Rudbeck. He had an interest in engineering and explosives from an early age, with his father teaching him some of the basic science.
Over the course of his life, Nobel received 355 patents and built over 90 armament factories, though he was personally a pacifist. He invested in his brothers’ oilfields and built a substantial fortune during his lifetime.
According to Nobel’s will, the awards would be given, with no regard to nationality, “…to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind” in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. The Bank of Sweden funded an additional award for economics in 1968.
To date, there have been 584 prizes awarded to 923 laureates. The Prize consists of a gold medal, a citation, and a significant sum of money – about $1.3 million. Up to three people may be awarded each prize. In that case, the prize money is divided between them. The Nobel Prize remains the world’s most highly regarded award.
Click here for more from the Nobel Prize website.
34¢ The Nobel Prize Centennial
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 35,000,000
Printed by: De La Rue Security Printing
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Perforations: 11
Color: Multicolored
Birth Of Alfred Nobel
One of eight children, Nobel was the descendant of Swedish scientists Olaus Rudbeck. He had an interest in engineering and explosives from an early age, with his father teaching him some of the basic science.
Over the course of his life, Nobel received 355 patents and built over 90 armament factories, though he was personally a pacifist. He invested in his brothers’ oilfields and built a substantial fortune during his lifetime.
According to Nobel’s will, the awards would be given, with no regard to nationality, “…to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind” in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. The Bank of Sweden funded an additional award for economics in 1968.
To date, there have been 584 prizes awarded to 923 laureates. The Prize consists of a gold medal, a citation, and a significant sum of money – about $1.3 million. Up to three people may be awarded each prize. In that case, the prize money is divided between them. The Nobel Prize remains the world’s most highly regarded award.
Click here for more from the Nobel Prize website.