- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Issued by
- Amateur Athletic Union, American, founded 1888
- Received by
- Peacock, Eulace, American, 1914 - 1996
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- sterling silver on metal with silk, dye and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 2 15/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (7.5 × 3.7 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (0.7 × 3.7 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (ribbon): 1 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (3.4 × 3.7 × 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (medal): 1 7/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (3.7 × 3.4 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Far Western Amateur Athletic Union Championship silver medal for the 100 Yard Dash event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal consists of a gold colored pin holding an orange ribbon attached to a silver medal. The pin is rectangular shaped with a safety closure on the back. Below the pin is an orange ribbon. It is crimped to the bar at each side. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a clover shaped, silver colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of a Greek goddess standing in three quarters profile with her proper right knee resting on a round shield decorated with a eight (8) ray sun motif. Her proper right hand is extended, holding a laurel wreath, and draped over her proper left forearm are two additional wreaths. Printed in relief around the central figure is the text [FAR WESTERN A·A·U· CHAMPIONSHIP]. The reverse of the medal has relief text near the bezel that reads, [SAN DIEGO / 1935]. Inscribed in the center of the medal is engraved text that reads [100 YD. DASH]. There is stamp on the bottom edge of the medal that reads [ALLEN / STERLING].
- Place used
- San Diego, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Type
- pins (fasteners)
- medals
- Topic
- Athletes
- Sports
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2014.63.105.1.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




