Metropolitan AAU medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union medal gold medal for the Running Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1938. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold medal. The gold pin is round with a safety pin closure on the back. Below is another pin below that holds the ribbon. The front of the pin is a small relief frame with text that reads [CHAMPIONSHIP]. Below the pin is a red, white, and blue ribbon. It is looped through the back bottom pin and held in place with thread. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is the medal held in place with a jump ring. The obverse of the medal is edged with tow (2) concentric circles.

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