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Mardi Gras Token - Sheriffs Posse Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Composition | Aluminium |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a map of Plaquemines Parish surrounded by illustrated vignettes of the region's natural resources, including an oil derrick, a sulphur plant, seafood (fish, shrimp, and crawfish), and orange blossoms, with the word 'plaquemines' inscribed across the map. The legend 'PLAQUEMINES' arcs at the top, resource labels appear beside each vignette, the date '1973' is in the lower center, and the motto 'where nature means progress' curves around the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | PLAQUEMINES oil sulphur plaquemines seafood oranges 1973 where nature means progress |
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| Reverse lettering | PLAQUEMINES PARISH SHERIFFS POSSE |
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