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 a track and field hurdle event awarded to Eulace Peacock. The medal consists of a gold colored pin holding an orange, white, and green ribbon attached to a gold medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the back. Below the pin is the ribbon, attached to the pin by a thread. 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 jumping over a hurdle. His proper left arm is extended downwards in front of him and the crossbar, and his proper right arm is extended straight out to his side. Both of his legs are extended to the side and are parallel to the crossbar. In the background is a relief depiction of a two story building, a wall, and three (3) trees. 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: A2014.63.105.1.17
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: gold and metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 3 1/4 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (8.3 × 3.7 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (0.7 × 3.7 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (4 × 3.1 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 5/8 × 1 1/16 × 3/16 in. (4.1 × 2.7 × 0.4 cm)