[1] The decision on the establishment "Gold medal named after Nizami Ganjavi" was accepted in the meeting of the National Assembly dated on November 6, 2013.

National Assembly introduced changes to the Law of Azerbaijan on the establishment of orders and medals of Azerbaijan and providing "Gold Medal named after Nizami Ganjavi" in its plenary meeting dated on May 16, 2014.

Along the upper arc, from left to right there is written "Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences" and "Nizami Ganjavi".

[1] Gold medal named after Nizami Ganjavi annually awarded to the scientists (an Azerbaijani and a foreign researcher) for their scientific investigation works in order to stimulate them to improve their scientific works.

Candidates are nominated according to the decision of the Expert Commission under the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS).