American Legion medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1930-1948
name: label: Manufactured by
content: C.D. Reese, American
label: Issued by
content: American Legion, American, founded 1919
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: American Legion gold medal for a track and field event awarded to Eulace Peacock. The medal is gold colored, rectangular, and has a rectangular bezel with a jump ring. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of an athlete depicted in profile, crouching in a four point start position, and facing the left edge of the medal. In the background is a relief depiction of a building with columns. On the reverse of the medal is a circular, gold toned, American Legion emblem. The center of the emblem feature a wreath behind a five (5) point star. Inside the star is a set of inner rings with a line of dots between the rings. And inside the inner rings are the letter [U·S]. A blue enamel outer ring has block, gold text that reads, [AMERICAN / LEGION]. The edges of the emblem resembles a ten (10) ray sun. At the bottom of the medal is a stamped maker’s mark that reads, [C.D. REESE / [crescent moon symbol] R / NEW YORK / GOLD / FILLED].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, 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: A2014.63.105.1.12
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: gold and metal with enamel
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 1 7/16 × 7/8 × 3/16 in. (3.7 × 2.2 × 0.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 5/16 × 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (3.3 × 2.2 × 6 cm)