Ancient Order of Hibernians medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1930-1948
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: Ancient Order of Hibernians, Irish American, founded 1836
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Ancient Order of Hibernians copper medal for a track and field event awarded to Eulace Peacock. The medal consists of a gold colored pin holding an orange, white, and green ribbon attached to a bronze medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the back. Below the pin is the ribbon. It is looped over the front of the pin and held in place with thread. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a bronze colored, square medal with held in place with a jump ring. The obverse of the medal has a relief circular frame and relief double triangles at each corner. The circular frame is embellished with pairs of vertical lines. Inside the circular frame is a relief depiction of an athlete depicted in a runner’s four point start position. He is crouched down with his proper left toes on the ground, his fingertips on the ground in front of him, and his proper right leg slightly behind him. On the reverse of the medal, engraved in the center, is text that reads [A.O.H].
place: label: Place used
content: 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
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: A2014.63.105.1.18
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: bronze and metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 × 5/16 in. (6.8 × 3.6 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 7/16 × 5/16 in. (0.7 × 3.6 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 7/16 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in. (3.6 × 3.4 × 0.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 3/16 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.4 cm)