The Victory Bell is the traveling rivalry trophy which connects two neighboring universities in the longest ongoing non-conference rivalry in college football, first crossing paths in 1888. The trophy — a replica of a bell which belonged in Harrison Hall on Miami University’s campus in Oxford, OH — is dually painted.
One side is white with red lettering, representing the Miami (OH) RedHawks. The other side is black with white lettering, representing the Cincinnati Bearcats. Each side of the traveling rivalry trophy lists all the years each respective university claimed superiority in the rivalry.
But the traveling rivalry trophy remained stationary for quite some time, and only one color of paint was needed to make annual updates to the bell.