Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America 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.

Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America medal for the Special Commemorative Sprint Series event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The medal is rectangular, gold colored, and has a bezel attached to two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a relief depiction of a classical sculpture of a nude athlete depicted mid-throw. The male athlete is shown from the right side with his proper right arm raised above his head and his proper left leg extended in a diagonal line. His proper right knee is bent. The figure stands in front of a tree stump and on a base. To the right of the figure’s torso is engraved text that reads, [MDCCCLXXVI]. Below is a rectangular box with relief text [·I·C·A·A·A·A·] centered. On either side of the text are sprigs of laurel.

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