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Mardi Gras Token - Krewe of Rosethorne Crown Point, LA.
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Weight | 4.7 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central device of a shrimp boat under sail on open water, flanked by marsh grasses and Spanish moss-draped trees, with waterfront structures in the background and birds in flight. The curved legend at top reads KREWE OF ROSETHORNE, with MARDI GRAS · CROWN POINT, LA. arcing around the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | KREWE OF ROSETHORNE MARDI GRAS · CROWN POINT, LA. |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears the legend REVIEW OF THE PAST arcing across the upper field, surrounding a central device of a tiered anniversary cake inscribed TEN / 1965–1975 / 10TH ANNIVERSARY. The busy field is filled with multiple symbolic vignettes including an octopus, a cherub, a pot of gold with rainbow, musical notes, a covered wagon, a speedboat, a book titled 'Let's Pretend', a fairy, and a circular calendar of events device at lower left. |
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