<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse" class="extiw" title="w:Obverse and reverse">Obverse</a> (front) side of the gold <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Public_Service" class="extiw" title="w:Pulitzer Prize for Public Service">Pulitzer Prize for Public Service</a> medal, which also serves as a symbol of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize" class="extiw" title="w:Pulitzer Prize">Pulitzer Prizes</a> in general. It features a profile portrait of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a> with the Latin words "Honoris Causa" (in English: "honorary") and "Awarded by Columbia University to", leaving the area for the award recipient's name blank.
<div style="display:inline-block;padding:0 3px;background-color:#CCF">Original:</div> <div style="display:inline-block;padding:3px 0;"><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Chester_French" title="Daniel Chester French">Daniel Chester French</a> (1850–1931)</div> <div style="display:inline-block;padding:0 3px;background-color:#CCF">Vector: </div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E7%97%9B" title="User:痛">燃灯</a></div>
Own work based on: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pulitzer_Medal_-_obverse.png" title="File:Pulitzer Medal - obverse.png">Pulitzer Medal - obverse.png</a>