Amateur Athletic Union medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

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Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) silver medal for the 60 Yard event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1940. The medal consists of a silver colored pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a silver medal. The silver 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. It is looped through the back bottom pin and held in place with thread. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a round, silver colored medal held in place with a jump ring. The obverse of the medal is edged with two concentric circles.

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