Nobel Prize: Can It Be Shared or Transferred? Committee Clarifies After Machado's Trump Gesture

• Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado handed her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump.
• The Nobel Peace Center clarified that a Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred once announced.
• While a medal can change owners, the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate is permanent and cannot be transferred.
• The Statutes of the Nobel Foundation state that no appeals can be made against the decision of a prize-awarding body.
• The Norwegian Nobel Committee's mandate is limited to evaluating candidates' work up to the award decision, not their post-award actions.

Why It Matters: A Nobel Peace Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred; only the physical medal can change hands.