Penn Athletic Club medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1940
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Bailey Banks & Biddle, American, founded 1832
label: Issued by
content: Penn Athletic Club of Philadelphia, American, founded 1922
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Penn Athletic Club silver medal for the 50 Yard Dash awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1940. The obverse of the metal has a circular band running around the edge with relief text inside that reads [PENN ATHLETIC CLUB] at the top and [TRACK MEET] at the bottom. In the center of the medal is a relief depiction of a young William Penn in profile. Surrounding Penn is an interior circular band of a laurel wreath. At the top of the medal, dividing the word [ATHLETIC], is a six pointed star with the letters [PAC] printed in relief in the center. The star is above an eagle with its wings spread wide. At the bottom of the medal is a circle with a relief depiction of the shield with a coat of arms. The shield is flanked on either side by a goddess. On the reverse of the medal is engraved text that reads [50 YARD DASH] at the top and [1940] of the bottom. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for Bailey Banks & Biddle that reads [BB&B STERLING].
place: label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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: A2014.63.105.1.84
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: sterling silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 × 2 × 1/16 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 0.2 cm)