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Rex King of Carnival - Rex and the Masters New Orleans, Louisiana
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Event token |
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| Obverse description | A painter seated at a table works on a canvas depicting the crowned king shown on the reverse, with painting tools including a palette, brushes in a vase, and paint tubes arranged on the table surface. The date 1978 appears vertically at left alongside the initials BKA and the maker's mark W. GERMANY. The legend REX AND THE MASTERS appears in large script across the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1978 BKA W.GERMANY Rex and the Masters |
| Reverse description | A left-facing bust of a crowned king in high relief dominates the field, with long flowing hair and a jeweled crown. To the left, a scroll-form device bears the legend KING OF CARNIVAL / NEW ORLEANS, while a fleur-de-lis and the founding date 1872 appear to the right. An open book with crosses and a sunburst device occupies the lower field, with a ribbon bearing the motto PRO BONO PUBLICO below. |
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