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Mardi Gras Token - Irish Channel Corner Club Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
1985 yearAluminium | 4.4 g | 39 mm |
Location | United States |
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Type | Event tokens › Carnival and mardi gras tokens |
Year | 1985 |
Currency | United States - Mardi Gras Tokens |
Composition | Aluminium |
Weight | 4.4 g |
Diameter | 39 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-11-14 |
Numista | N#88017 |
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Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
US flag flying on flag pole
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Irish Channel Corner Club
Organized
May 1918
Comment
The Irish Channel Corner Club was established in New Orleans in 1918. Although disbanded in 1932 because of the Great Depression, it was re-started in 1947 and marches in the Mardi Gras parades every year (thecornerclub.org).This medallion is from the 1985 parade.