Örgryte Idrottssällskap medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1934
name: label: Manufactured by
content: C. G. Hallberg, Swedish, 1961
label: Designed by
content: G. Ekvall
label: Issued by
content: Örgryte Idrottssällskap, Swedish, founded 1887
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: Balders Hage, Swedish, founded 1887
notes: label: Description
content: Örgryte Idrottssällskap medal awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal consists of a blue and red ribbon with a safety pin stitched to the back and a bar looped through the bottom of the ribbon, attached to a medal. The circular, silver colored medal is held in place with a jump ring through the bezel. The obverse of the metal has a circular band running around the edge with relief text inside that reads [ÖRGRYTE · IDROTT · SÄLLSKAP] at the top and [GÖTEBORG · BALDERS · HAGE] at the bottom. Inside the band is a relief depiction of a lion in profile, sitting on its haunches, behind a scroll. In the center of the scroll is a seven (7) pointed star with the text [ÖIS] inside the star. A relief laurel branch is depicted next to the shield and lion. Near the lion’s foot is sporting equipment, including a rifle, polo mallet, a ball, and a racket. Below the lion is the name of the designer printed in small relief text that reads [G.EKVALL]. On the reverse of the medal, on the left side, is a relief depiction of a leafy branch. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for [C.G. HALLBERG] and a stamped hallmark that reads [A [inside an oval outline overlaying a heart shape with three crowns] / S [inside a hexagon shape] / H8].
place: label: Place made
content: Stockholm, Sweden, Europe
label: Place used
content: Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe
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: A2014.63.105.1.82
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (fasteners)
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 and metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 3 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (8.5 × 3.7 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 1/16 in. (0.6 × 2.8 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 5/8 × 1 7/16 × 1/16 in. (4.2 × 3.7 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 1/16 in. (3.8 × 3.5 × 0.2 cm)