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Mardi Gras Token - Bacchus Gerald McRaney, New Orleans, Louisiana
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Event token |
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| Obverse description | Central portrait in high relief of actor Gerald McRaney facing slightly left, serving as King of Bacchus XXIV. The upper legend reads BACCHUS XXIV with the date 1992 flanking the portrait, and the name GERALD McRANEY curves along the lower border. Decorative grape clusters and pine cone motifs flank the portrait in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a bearded figure of Bacchus in profile facing right, raising a goblet to his lips with both hands raised. The upper legend BACCHUS arcs across the top of the field, with the founding year 1968 to the right. The lower border carries the circular legend MARDI GRAS NEW ORLEANS, with small engraver's initials visible in the lower left field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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