“The Fields Medal was designed in 1933. In the front of the medal we can see a portrait of Archimedes a quote and the date in Roman numerals. If you look closer you will notice that there seems to be a typo in the date: MCNXXXIII instead of MCMXXXIII”

FUN FACT

The Fields Medal was designed in 1933. In the front of the medal we can see a portrait of Archimedes a quote and the date in Roman numerals. If you look closer you will notice that there seems to be a typo in the date: MCNXXXIII instead of MCMXXXIII 🧐 pic.twitter.com/IaYMgjFan9

— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) December 6, 2018