Throughout Donald Trump’s quest for the Nobel Peace Prize, and especially since Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s gifting of the Prize to the president earlier this week, the Nobel committee has been clear: The Prize cannot be given away, and if the winner of the Prize gives it away, it does not mean the recipient has been “awarded” the Peace Prize.
The Nobel Peace Center, in an X post on Friday, shared some facts about the Nobel Peace Prize- including the fact that it can’t be given away.
“It measures 6.6 cm in diameter, weighs 196 grams and is struck in gold. On its face, a portrait of Alfred Nobel and on its reverse, three naked men holding around each other’s shoulders as a sign of brotherhood. A design unchanged for 120 years,” the X post says.
The #NobelPeacePrize medal.
It measures 6.6 cm in diameter, weighs 196 grams and is struck in gold. On its face, a portrait of Alfred Nobel, and on its reverse, three naked men holding around each other’s shoulders as a sign of brotherhood. A design unchanged for 120 years.
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— Nobel Peace Center (@NobelPeaceOslo) January 15, 2026
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The account also shares some trivia: “Did you know that some Nobel Peace Prize medals have been passed on after the award was given? A well‑known case is Dmitry Muratov’s medal, which was auctioned for over USD 100 million to support refugees from the war in Ukraine, and the medal displayed at the Nobel Peace Center is actually on loan and originally belonged to Christian Lous Lange, Norway’s first Peace Prize laureate.”
However, the Committee is clear: Trump is not the rightful recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Per CNN, Machado received a “swag bag” that she was carrying when she left the White House earlier this week.
Quite a subtweet here — https://t.co/4h3EgXvt3w
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) January 15, 2026
“But one truth remains. As the Norwegian Nobel Committee states: ‘Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.’ A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot.”
The gifting of the prize came despite this- and despite Trump refusing to back Machado as Venezuela’s new leader, even after the U.S. intervened to arrest the country’s leader, Nicolas Maduro.
Photo courtesy of an X screenshot.
