Chaminade Relays Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1941
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Minero, American
label: Issued by
content: Chaminade High School, American, founded 1930
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Second Annual Charminade Relays third place medal for the 300 Yard event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1941. The medal consists of a pin holding a red and gold striped ribbon attached to a medal. The gold toned safety pin on the back of the ribbon is attached with red and gold thread. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a bronze colored, round medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a circular band with relief text at the top and bottom that reads [CHARMINADE] and [RELAYS]. In the center of the medal is a relief depiction of a male in bust pose, depicted in profile facing the left edge of the medal. The man is wearing a laurel wreath on his head and his shoulders are nude. Behind him is a nine (9) ray sun motif. The reverse of the medal is stamped with the date, [1941]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for Minero that reads [STERLING / MINERO / N.Y.].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Education
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: A2014.63.105.1.30
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: sterling silver with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 13/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (7.2 × 3.5 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 1/16 × 3/16 in. (0.6 × 2.7 × 0.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 5/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (3.3 × 3.5 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 1/2 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (3.8 × 3.4 × 0.3 cm)