Canadian National Exhibition Athletic Day medal

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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.

Canadian National Exhibition Athletic Day second place medal for the 1 Mile Relay event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1939. The medal consists of a silver toned pin holding a red, white, and blue striped ribbon attached to a medal. The pin has a “C” clasp closure on the back and a bar that holds the ribbon. The ribbons are crimped to the front of the bar at each corner. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a silver medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The medal is hexagonal shaped, scalloped and stepped at the top and bottom, and has a round jump ring threaded through the bezel 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 full length, relief depiction of a goddess.

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