Ancient Order of Hibernians medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1930-1948
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: Ancient Order of Hibernians, Irish American, founded 1836
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Ancient Order of Hibernians gold medal for the Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock. The medal consists of an orange, white, and green ribbon attached to a gold medal. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a gold colored, rectangular medal with a curved top held in place with a jump ring. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of an athlete depicted in mid-jump with both of his legs are extended in front of him. His proper right hand is extended upwards in front of him, and his proper left arm is behind him and bent at the elbow. In the background is a relief depiction of hills, foliage, and a long jump pit. On the reverse of the medal, engraved in the center, is text that reads [A.O.H]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped gold mark that reads, [XX / GOLD].
place: label: Place used
content: 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: A2014.63.105.1.16
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: gold and metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (7.9 × 3.1 × 0.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (4.1 × 3.1 × 0.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 5/8 × 1 1/16 × 3/16 in. (4.2 × 2.7 × 0.4 cm)