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How can a Nobel Prize be shared among multiple winners?
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Nobel Prize
The obverse side of the Nobel Prize medals for Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.
A Nobel Prize can be awarded to one person, divided equally between two people, or shared among three individuals.1
When a prize is shared by three people, the distribution of the award money can follow two specific patterns:
* Each of the three recipients receives a one-third share of the prize money.1
* Two of the recipients receive a one-half share of the prize money together, while the third recipient receives the remaining half.1
Regardless of how the prize money is divided, all recipients are officially recognized as Nobel laureates.1