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Mardi Gras Token - Gay Timers Carnival Club Be A Clown, New Orleans
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Technique | Die-struck |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the legend MARDI GRAS arching across the top border and the date 1969 at the bottom, separated by a ring of small dot ornaments. The flat central field bears the threefold inscribed device BE A CLOWN / BE A CLOWN / BE A CLOWN in graduated relief lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold relief device of a clown's head wearing a bowler hat and a large bow tie, with stylized cross-shaped eyes and a round nose. The circular legend GAY TIMERS CARNIVAL CLUB arcs around the upper field, with NEW ORLEANS inscribed on a ribbon banner at the bottom, the founding year 1958 appearing below the clown device, and the designer's initials CHA visible near the lower right. |
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