Amateur Athletic Union New Jersey medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1939
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Bradshaw, American
label: Issued by
content: Amateur Athletic Union New Jersey District, American
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Amateur Athletic Union New Jersey (AAU NJ) gold medal for the 60 yard event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1939. The medal is pentagonal, gold colored, and has a bezel. The top edge is rounded. The obverse of the medal is edged on each side with four (4) relief lines that frame the central figure. In the center of the medal is a relief depiction of the Greek god Hermes in profile, facing the left edge of the medal. Hermes is depicted from the neck up and is wearing a winged hat. Printed in relief around the central figure is the text [A.A.U], [N. / J.], and [ATHLETIC / DEVELOPMENT]. On the reverse of the medal, stamped at the top and in the center, is text that reads [1939 / 60 YD]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark that reads, [BRADSHAW / NEWARK / N.J.].
place: label: Place made
content: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Essex County, New Jersey, 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: A2014.63.105.1.11
objectType: 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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 1 × 3/16 in. (3.1 × 2.5 × 0.4 cm)