Material - 18KT green gold plated with 24-karat gold
Diameter - 2.5 inch
Package - Cherry wood box

The obverse side (front) of the Chern Medal features the text "CHERN MEDAL" along the top rim and the portrait of Shiing-Shen Chern at age 73 in the center. Chern's Chinese signature is to the left of the portrait, while his English signature sits to the right. The text "1911-2004" indicates the years of Chern's birth and passing, respectively. The reverse side (back) of the Medal displays the generalized Gauss-Bonnet theorem, elegantly and intrinsically proved by Chern in 1944, now frequently termed the Chern-Gauss- Bonnet theorem. The name of the prize winner is engraved on the rim of the 2.5 inch medallion made of 18-karat green gold plated with 24-karat gold. The medallions are designed and fabricated by Medallic Art, LP.

The Chern Medal Award is established in memory of the outstanding mathematician Shiing-Shen Chern (1911, Jiaxing, China - 2004, Tianjin, China). Professor Chern devoted his life to mathematics, both in active research and education, and in nurturing the field whenever the opportunity arose. He obtained fundamental results in all the major aspects of modern geometry, and founded the area of global differential geometry. Chern’s work exhibited keen aesthetic tastes in his selection of problems and in his breadth exemplified the interconnectiveness of modern geometry and all of its aspects.

See the >press information< released regarding the inauguration of the Chern Medal Award.