New York Athletic Club medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

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A New York Athletic Club medal awarded to Eulace Peacock on June 8, 1935 for the 100 Yard Run event.. The medal consists of a gold toned bar pin holding a red and white striped ribbon attached to a medal. The pin has a safety pin closure on the back and a bar that holds the ribbon. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar at each corner. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a silver colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The silver medal is clover shaped and has a round jump ring threaded through the top that is attached to the jump ring hanging from the bottom of the ribbon. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of a laurel branch and a winged foot. Printed in relief below the winged foot is the text, [NYAC].

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