Amateur Athletic Union medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1934
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Dieges & Clust, American, founded 1898
label: Issued by
content: Amateur Athletic Union, American, founded 1888
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) gold medal for the 100 Meter Run event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal is round, gold colored, and has a bezel attached to a jump ring. The obverse of the medal is edged with two concentric circles. In the center of the medal is a relief depiction of a Greek goddess standing in three quarters profile with her proper right knee resting on a round shield decorated with an eight (8) ray sun motif. Her proper right hand is extended, holding a laurel wreath, and draped over her proper left forearm are two additional wreaths. Printed in relief around the central figure is the text [AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES MDCCCLXXXVIII]. The reverse of the medal is also edged with two concentric circles. A relief depiction of a laurel wreath interlaced with sporting equipment runs around almost the full outer edge of the circle. At the top is the text [CHAM] and [PION] divided by a winged cleated shoe. Inscribed in the center of the medal is engraved text that reads [100 METER RUN / 1934]. There is maker's mark printed in relief on the bottom edge of the medal that reads [DIEGES & CLUST].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, 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
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
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: A2014.63.105.1.2
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (5.7 × 4.5 × 0.5 cm)