Medal given to Althea Gibson by the Armed Forces of Pakistan
date: label: Date
content: 1956
name: label: Created by
content: Pakistan Services Sports Control Board, Pakistani
label: Owned by
content: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003
notes: label: Description
content: A two inch silver medal with original box. The medal is engraved with the text: [Exhibition Tennis Matches / Against Armed Forces of Pakistan / Althea Gibson / January 1956] on one side. The other side has engraved text around the edge of the circle that reads: [Services Sports Control Board Pakistan]. The text surrounds a symbol that includes an anchor, star, wings, and swords on the other side.
place: label: Place made
content: Pakistan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Tennis
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2009.27.2ab
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: silver
label: Dimensions
content: Medal: 2 5/8 x 2 x 1/8 in. (6.7 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Case for medal: 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 4 in. (2.1 x 7.9 x 10.2 cm)