Can a Nobel Prize Be Gifted or Sold? Venezuela’s Machado Isn’t the First Winner to Give Their Medal Away

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado isn't the first Nobel Prize winner to give their medal away.
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The Nobel Prize and the laureate are inseparable

The medal and diploma symbolize the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to an individual or organization. These items reflect the honor and recognition tied to the laureate, as designated by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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Three Immunologists Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "Breakthrough in Peripheral Immune Tolerance"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is the highest honor bestowed on a scientist concerning their research. The main criterion is that the recipients make a discovery that has provided the “greatest benefit to mankind”. Nobel laureates over the ...

The Nobel Medal Has Been Sold Before for Millions of Dollars

The Nobel Committee has said the prize cannot be transferred, but it has been sold in a few auctions over the award’s history.
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