New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1931
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Loren Murchison & Company, American
label: Issued by
content: New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, American, founded 1918
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: Kearny High School Athletic Council, American, founded 1923
notes: label: Description
content: New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association silver medal awarded for the Class B High School 880 Yard event to Eulace Peacock. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a silver toned medal. The pin has a “C” clasp closure on the back and a bar that holds the ribbon. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar on either side. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a clover shaped medal, held in place with two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal is edged with two concentric black enamel circles. In the center is a relief depiction of the official state seal of New Jersey, featuring two female figures standing on either side of a shield decorated with three plows. There is forwarding facing helmet above the shield, and above the helmet is a horse’s head depicted in profile. Below is a banner with three folds. Printed on the folds are the New Jersey state motto, [LIBERTY &], [PROSPERITY], and the date of New Jersey’s statehood, [1776], on the fold below. The female figure on the left is the goddess Liberty. She holds a staff topped with the liberty cap in her proper right hand. The female figure on the right is the goddess Ceres, who holds a cornucopia filled with agricultural products in her proper left hand. Above the seal is the relief text [N.J.S.I.A.A.], and below, [CHAMPIONSHIP]. The reverse of the medal has relief text printed in a semicircle at the top that reads, [KEARNY HIGHSCHOOL ATHLETIC COUNCIL] and [RELAYS] printed in the center. Below is engraved text that reads [CLASS B / H.S. 88 YD.]. Along the bottom edge of the medal is a stamped maker’s mark that reads [STERLING / MURCHISON / NEWARK NJ].
place: label: Place made
content: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Children
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: A2014.63.105.1.59
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 silk, dye, thread and enamel
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 15/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (7.5 × 3.6 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (0.7 × 3.6 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (3.4 × 3.4 × 0.4 cm)