I.A.C. medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: August 12, 1934
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: Olympisch Stadion, Dutch, founded 1928
notes: label: Description
content: I.A.C. second place medal for the 100 Meter event awarded to Eulace Peacock on August 12, 1934. The medal is round, bronze colored, and has a bezel attached to a jump ring. The obverse of the medal has a relief depiction of the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. Several rows of stadium seating are visible along the bottom edge. The lattice frame of the stadium’s roof and a row of four (4) flags are also visible. In the background. Behind the stadium is Marathon Tower; a tall, thin tower with a large cauldron at the top and a lit Olympic flame. Smoke billows from the flame. On the reverse of the medal is stamped text that reads [I.A.C. / 1934 / 100 M. / 2e PRiJS] centered near the top. Below is a relief image of a crown and blank shield with laurel leaf embellishments on either side of the shield. Relief letters [B] and [O] are printed at the base of either laurel leaf branch, below the crown and shield emblem.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe
label: Place used
content: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
setName: label: See more items in
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: A2014.63.105.1.40
objectType: 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: bronze
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 3.3 × 0.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 7/16 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in. (3.7 × 3.3 × 0.4 cm)