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Mardi Gras Token - Eros - Love the South New Orleans, Louisiana
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Event token |
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| Obverse description | The central field depicts a lively New Orleans street scene with a costumed figure in the foreground and ornate French Quarter balconied buildings behind, surrounded by a crowd. The legend LOVE THE SOUTH arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 1980 in the lower exergue, flanked by small fleur-de-lis ornaments around the border. |
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| Obverse lettering | LOVE THE SOUTH RPN 1980 |
| Reverse description | The central device features a winged Eros (Cupid) figure in high relief, posed dynamically in the field with the date 1935 incorporated near the base of the figure. The surrounding legend reads EROS arcing across the top and NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS along the lower periphery. |
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