It is likely the the most prestigious award given to Tesla was not a metal or a ribbon but a simple recognition of his work and contributions to the scientific world. The honor given him was "The Tesla." This is the name given to the measure of magnetic flux density:
1T =Newton
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Monuments to Nikola Tesla have been erected in: Niagara Falls (New York), the University of Belgrade Faculty of Electrical Engineering, and Queen Victoria Park (Niagara Falls, Canada).
Nikola Tesla also appears on the 100 Serbian Dinar banks note:
(a tribute from his home country)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:100RSD_front.jpg
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