The Obverse shows a portrait of the King.
Coin of 1553: Obverse, coat of arms of Scotland; reverse, royal monogram.
Gold coin of 1553: Obverse, coat of arms of Scotland; reverse, royal monogram.
Each medal features an
image of Alfred Nobel in left profile on the Obverse front side of the medal.
The Obverse of a coin is commonly called heads,
because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails.
Alhazen, by the name Ibn al-Haytham, is featured on the Obverse of the Iraqi 10,000-dinar banknote issued in 2003,
and on 10-dinar notes from 1982.
The Obverse of a coin is commonly called heads,
because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, aand the reverse side shows the tail.
The Nobel Prize medals for Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine,
and Literature have identical Obverses, showing the image of Alfred Nobel
and the years of his birth and death 1833-1896.
The year of minting is usually shown on the Obverse, although some Chinese coins,
most Canadian coins, the pre-2008 British 20p coin, the post-1999 American quarter, and all Japanese coins are exceptions.