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Mardi Gras Token - Krewe of Hephaestus - Raises the Big Top Morgan City, Louisiana
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a circus ringmaster in top hat and tails, holding a baton aloft, flanked on the left by an elephant and a large feline (tiger or lion) and on the right by a smiling clown, with a circus tent visible in the background. The bold legend HEPHAESTUS RAISES THE BIG TOP arcs across the upper field, with the krewe monogram H and the date 1998 appearing in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device portrays a muscular bare-chested male figure in profile, representing Hephaestus, the Greek god of the forge, striking a hammer upon an anvil with sparks radiating in high relief. The encircling legend KREWE OF HEPHAESTUS arcs across the upper field, with the founding year 1961 to the right of the figure, and MORGAN CITY · LA · along the lower periphery. A small maker's mark BKA appears in the lower exergue. |
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