New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal
date: label: Date
content: 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
notes: label: Description
content: New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association silver medal awarded for the High School Boys 100 Yard event to Eulace Peacock in 1931. 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 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 is 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 the center that reads [1931 / TRACK AND FIELD]. Below is engraved text that reads [H.S.B. / 100 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: A2014.63.105.1.61
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, thread and enamel
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 15/16 × 1 3/8 × 5/16 in. (7.5 × 3.5 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (0.7 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 7/16 × 1 3/8 × 5/16 in. (3.6 × 3.5 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 3/8 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (3.5 × 3.4 × 0.3 cm)