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Mardi Gras Token - Bacchus Kwai - Indonesia, New Orleans, Louisiana
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Event token |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a detailed relief scene of a Mardi Gras parade float themed around Indonesia, showing a bridge structure with tropical foliage, figures, and festive decorations. The arched legend reads KWAI - INDONESIA at the top, with FLOAT NO. 21 and the date 1984 in the lower field, along with the maker's mark BKA. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a high-relief bust of Bacchus, the god of wine, adorned with a cluster of grapes in his curly hair and raising a goblet to his lips. The legend BACCHUS arcs across the top with the founding year 1968 to the right, while MARDI GRAS · NEW ORLEANS curves along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | BACCHUS 1968 MARDI GRAS NEW ORLEANS |
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