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Mardi Gras Token - Chief Choctaw Movie Magic and Madness and, New Orleans, Louisiana

Location United States
Year 1972
Type Event token
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Obverse description Central device features a right-facing bust of Chief Choctaw in full feathered headdress in high relief, with two crossed lacrosse sticks and a ball depicted behind in the field. The curved legend 'CHIEF CHOCTAW' arcs along the upper border, while 'OLD RELIABLE PLEASURE CLUB INC.' and 'Organized 1935' appear along the lower border, with 'New Orleans, La.' at the right.
Obverse script Latin, Latin (cursive)
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Reverse description The central field depicts a lively movie-set scene with a costumed colonial-era actress in a wide-skirted gown attended by a kneeling figure and a standing figure holding a megaphone, surrounded by movie cameras and equipment in relief. The curved legend 'MOVIE MAGIC And MADNESS' arcs along the upper border in mixed roman and cursive lettering, with 'MARDI GRAS 1972' inscribed on a ribbon device along the lower border. Designer's initials 'C.C.J.' appear in the lower exergue.
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