Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

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Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association medal for the 100 yard special event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1939. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a blue and orange ribbon attached to a medal. The gold tone pin is rectangular shaped with a tension closure on the back. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar on either side. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is an octagonal, bronze colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a relief octagonal frame. Inside the frame is a relief depiction of an athlete depicted in a runner’s starting position. He is crouched down with his hands on the ground in front of him, his proper right foot planted on the ground between his hands, and his proper left leg slightly behind him. His body faces the left edge of the medal.

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