Surahammars Idrottsförening medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

Source catalog description

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

Surahammars Idrottsförening (Surahammar Sports Association) medal awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1932. The medal consists of a blue and yellow ribbon with a safety pin stitched to the back and a bar looped through the bottom of the ribbon, attached to a medal. The circular, silver colored medal is held in place with a jump ring through the bezel. The obverse of the medal has a band of relief text running around the top edge that reads [SURAHAMMARS IDROTTS FORENING]. At the center is a relief depiction of a shield. A banner runs diagonally across the shield with relief text that reads [S·I·F]. Centered above the shield is a five (5) pointed star. Running along the edges of the reverse of the medal is a relief depiction of a laurel garland. Above the garland’s center knot is the relief maker’s mark for Sporrong, [S&Co]. Along the bottom edge of the medal is a stamped hallmark, [[heart shape with three crowns] S [inside a hexagon shape] / F8 [inside a rectangle shape]].

Catalog date

1932

Recorded places

Västmanland County, Surahammar Municipality, Sweden, Europe; Stockholm, Sweden, Europe

Recorded subjects

African American; Athletes; Children; Sports; Track and field

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