Ligue belge d’Athlétisme medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: August 20, 1935
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: Ligue belge d’Athlétisme, Belgian, founded 1889
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Ligue belge d’Athlétisme medal awarded to Eulace Peacock on August 20, 1934. The medal is round and silver toned. The obverse of the medal is edged with two concentric circles. In the center of the medal is a relief depiction of the Great Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Belgium. The relief emblem has eight (8) flags at the top above a crown and heraldic banner. Below is mantling draping from the crown. Within the mantling are two (2) lions, standing on hindquarters, framing a shield. The shield is emblazoned with a lion with the royal crown resting on top, and the motto [L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE] on a ribbon banner below. The reverse of the medal is also edged with a concentric circle. A relief depiction of a laurel wreath runs around almost the full inner edge of the circle. Within the wreath is an interior concentric circle with relief text that reads [L.B.A. / MEETING / INTERNATIONAL / BRUXELLES / 20-8-1935].
place: label: Place used
content: Belgium, Europe
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
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: A2014.63.105.1.45
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 × 2 × 3/16 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 0.4 cm)