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Mardi Gras Token - Krewe of Crescent City - Pirates Became Patriots New Orleans, Louisiana
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | KREWE OF CRESCENT CITY / 1946 |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two male figures facing each other in high relief, identified in the exergue as JEAN AND PIERRE / THE BROTHERS LAFITTE, referencing the famous New Orleans privateers. A sailing ship flying a skull-and-crossbones flag appears between them in the central field. The surrounding legend reads MARDI GRAS 1972 NEW ORLEANS along the upper border and PIRATES BECAME PATRIOTS along the lower border, with small skull-and-crossbones ornaments as separators. The initials AMS appear below the exergue inscription. |
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