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Mardi Gras Token - The 1984 Olympic Janus
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Event token |
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| Obverse description | The field features a dynamic high-relief composition of multiple athletes representing various Olympic sporting events, including a central figure holding an Olympic torch aloft. The large bold legend THE OLYMPICS curves across the field, integrated with the device, and the date 1984 appears prominently in the center. Designer initials BKA appear in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE OLYMPICS 1984 BKA |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts the two-faced bust of Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, shown in profile facing both left and right, surrounded by decorative scrollwork. A ribbon banner above carries the legend JANUS, while a second banner in the lower field bears the date 1948. Designer initials BK appear below the bust. |
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