Surahammars Idrottsförening medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1932
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Sporrong, Swedish, founded 1842
label: Issued by
content: Surahammars Idrottsförening, Swedish
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Surahammars Idrottsförening (Surahammar Sports Association) medal awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1932. The medal consists of a blue and yellow ribbon with a safety pin stitched to the back and a bar looped through the bottom of the ribbon, attached to a medal. The circular, silver colored medal is held in place with a jump ring through the bezel. The obverse of the medal has a band of relief text running around the top edge that reads [SURAHAMMARS IDROTTS FORENING]. At the center is a relief depiction of a shield. A banner runs diagonally across the shield with relief text that reads [S·I·F]. Centered above the shield is a five (5) pointed star. Running along the edges of the reverse of the medal is a relief depiction of a laurel garland. Above the garland’s center knot is the relief maker’s mark for Sporrong, [S&Co]. Along the bottom edge of the medal is a stamped hallmark, [[heart shape with three crowns] S [inside a hexagon shape] / F8 [inside a rectangle shape]].
place: label: Place used
content: Västmanland County, Surahammar Municipality, Sweden, Europe
label: Place made
content: Stockholm, Sweden, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2014.63.105.1.87
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (fasteners)
label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: sterling silver and metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 15/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (7.4 × 3.6 × 0.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 1/16 in. (0.6 × 2.8 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 7/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/16 in. (3.7 × 3.5 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/16 in. (3.5 × 3.1 × 0.2 cm)