Knights of Columbus athletic medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

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Columbus Council No. 126 Knights of Columbus Athletic medal for the Sprint Series Invitation event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a red and gold ribbon attached to a medal. The gold tone pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the back. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar at each corner. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a rectangular, bronze colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a relief rectangular frame with stepped and scrolled corners. Centered inside the frame is a relief depiction of a shield. The shield is divided into four (4) quadrants. The top left quadrant of the shield depicts a castle and the top right, a lion in profile rearing on his hind paws.

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