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Mardi Gras Token - Poseidon Dutch Indiaman
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a detailed relief of a 16th-century Dutch East Indiaman sailing ship under full sail on stylized waves. The legend DUTCH INDIAMAN arcs along the upper left field, with the date 1597 at upper right and the year 1970 in the lower exergue. The design is bordered by a beaded inner rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central device portrays a crowned, bearded figure of Poseidon in left-facing profile, holding a trident in his left hand and raising a crown in his right, flanked by sea creatures or hippocampi rising from stylized waves. Two lines of legend appear in the lower field: SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS arcing above, and MARDI GRAS flanking the prominent central inscription POSEIDON. The design is bordered by a beaded inner rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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