[2][3] In addition to the silver medal, the award includes a cash prize.
However, the original golden medal from medalist Antoine Bovy was never bestowed.
Instead, the first silver medal was awarded in 1870 for a thesis on centrifugal pumps together with a cash price of 130 Swiss francs.
[4] The first version of the medal was replaced in 1955 for the 100th anniversary of ETH by a new design from the Swiss artist Franz Fischer.
[5] Again in 1980, for the 125th anniversary of ETH, the third and current version designed by engraver Hans Erni was introduced.