- Manufactured by
- Dieges & Clust, American, founded 1898
- Issued by
- Amateur Athletic Union, American, founded 1888
- Received by
- Peacock, Eulace, American, 1914 - 1996
- Subject of
- California State University, Fresno, American, founded 1911
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- bronze and metal with silk, dye and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 3 1/2 × 1 13/16 × 3/16 in. (8.9 × 4.6 × 0.4 cm)
- H x W x D (pin): 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (0.9 × 4.4 × 0.4 cm)
- H x W x D (bar): 1/2 × 1 11/16 × 1/16 in. (1.3 × 4.3 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (ribbon): 1 5/8 × 1 9/16 × 3/8 in. (4.1 × 4 × 1 cm)
- H x W x D (medal): 1 3/4 × 1 15/16 × 3/16 in. (4.5 × 5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) bronze medal for the 100 Meter Run event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1940. The medal consists of a bronze colored pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a bronze medal. The bronze pin is rectangular shaped with a safety pin closure on the back as well as 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. Relief text printed on a bronze bar, attached to the ribbon below the pin, reads [19 40 / FRESNO STATE COLLAGE / FRESNO CAL.]. The ribbon is looped through the back bottom pin and held in place with thread. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a round, bronze colored medal held in place with a jump ring. The obverse of the medal is edged with two concentric circles. In the center 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 an 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 [AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES MDCCCLXXXVIII]. The reverse of the medal is also edged with two concentric circles. A relief depiction of a laurel wreath interlaced with sporting equipment runs around almost the full outer edge of the circle. At the top is the text [CHAM] and [PION] divided by a winged cleated shoe. Inscribed in the center of the medal is engraved text that reads [5TH PLACE / 100 METERS RUN]. There is maker's mark printed in relief on the bottom edge of the medal that reads [DIEGES & CLUST].
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Fresno, 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
- A2014.63.105.1.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




