Sim och Idrottsklubben Hellas medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1934
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Sporrong, Swedish, founded 1842
label: Issued by
content: Sim och Idrottsklubben Hellas, Swedish, founded 1899
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Sim och Idrottsklubben Hellas (Sim and Sports Club Greece) medal awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal consists of a light green ribbon with two (2) white stripes, 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 medal has a band of relief text running around the top edge that reads [SIM o. IDROTTSKLUBBEN·HELLAS]. At the center is a relief depiction of a young man wearing a loincloth, standing on the shore of a body of water. The man is depicted with his arms crossed over his chest and his proper right foot held slightly forward. Printed on the rock, by the man’s proper left foot, is relief text that reads [OTTING]. Running along the edges of the reverse of the medal, is a relief depiction of a laurel garland. Inside the garland is engraved text that reads [ELITSPELEN / 1934]. Above the garland’s center knot is the relief maker’s mark for Sporrong, [S&Co]. Along the bottom edge of the medal is a stamped hallmark, [[heart shape with three crowns] S [inside a hexagon shape] / H8 [inside a rectangle shape]].
place: label: Place made
content: Stockholm, Sweden, Europe
label: Place used
content: Stockholm, 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: A2014.63.105.1.88
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 and metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 15/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (7.4 × 3.5 × 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 7/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/16 in. (3.6 × 3.5 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/16 in. (3.5 × 3.1 × 0.2 cm)