The Ring Magazine Boxing Fighter of the Year 1949 award for Ezzard Charles
date: label: Date
content: 1949
name: label: Issued by
content: Ring Magazine, American, founded 1922
label: Received by
content: Ezzard Mack Charles, American, 1921 - 1975
label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A medal awarded to Ezzard Charles by The Ring Magazine for the year 1949. The medal consists of a top plate that reads [The / RING / MERIT AWARD], below which hang two chains, the ends of which are joined by a decorative boxing glove motif. Below the gloves hangs a single chain to which is attached a second plate with a medallion of two boxers fighting. Engraving below the medallion reads [Boxing's Fighter / of the Year / For / 1949]. A red, white, and blue striped ribbon (possibly silk) attached to the back of the top plate and hangs behind the medal. Back of medal reads [Awarded to / Ezzard Charles / For His / Outstanding / Contribution / to / Boxing].
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Sports
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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, Gift of Deborah Charles in loving memory of Ezzard Charles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.28.3
objectType: label: Type
content: commemorative 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: cloth , copper alloy
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 × 2 × 1/8 in. (12.7 × 5.1 × 0.3 cm)