Far Western Amateur Athletic Union Championship medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1935
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: Amateur Athletic Union, American, founded 1888
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Far Western Amateur Athletic Union Championship silver medal for the 100 Yard Dash event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal consists of a gold colored pin holding an orange ribbon attached to a silver medal. The pin is rectangular shaped with a safety closure on the back. Below the pin is an orange ribbon. It is crimped to the bar at each side. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a clover shaped, silver colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of a Greek goddess standing in three quarters profile with her proper right knee resting on a round shield decorated with a eight (8) ray sun motif. Her proper right hand is extended, holding a laurel wreath, and draped over her proper left forearm are two additional wreaths. Printed in relief around the central figure is the text [FAR WESTERN A·A·U· CHAMPIONSHIP]. The reverse of the medal has relief text near the bezel that reads, [SAN DIEGO / 1935]. Inscribed in the center of the medal is engraved text that reads [100 YD. DASH]. There is stamp on the bottom edge of the medal that reads [ALLEN / STERLING].
place: label: Place used
content: San Diego, California, 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
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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: A2014.63.105.1.39
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 on metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 15/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (7.5 × 3.7 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (0.7 × 3.7 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (3.4 × 3.7 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 7/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (3.7 × 3.4 × 0.2 cm)