<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.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Chester_French" title="Daniel Chester French">Daniel Chester French</a> (1850–1931)
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://numismatics.org/pocketchange/the-pulitzer-medal/">"The Pulitzer Medal"</a> at Pocket Change, the Blog of the American Numismatic Society (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://numismatics.org/pocketchange/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/1940.100.2142-e1429630950442.png">direct link to source png file</a>). Cropped to just the obverse with a transparent background.