Chicago Relays Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

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Chicago Relays second place medal for the 40 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a red ribbon attached to a medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the back. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a round, silver colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a semicircular band of relief text at the top that reads [CHICAGO RELAYS]. In the center of the medal is a relief depiction of a male in bust pose, depicted in profile facing the left edge of the medal with his chin slightly lifted. His shoulders are nude and he wears a laurel wreath on his head.

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