© Disha41754 (CC BY)
© Disha41754 (CC BY)
Proteus - Tales of Tiny Folk New Orleans, Louisiana
1970 year| Aluminium | - | 39 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Event tokens › Festival tokens |
| Year | 1970 |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Diameter | 39 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#162757 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Crowned Proteus facing right.
Trident left, fish right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PROTEUS
Edge
Plain
Comment
The Krewe of Proteus is the third oldest parade krewe in New Orleans Mardi Gras, after Mistick Krewe of Comus and the Knights of Momus, founded in 1882. The parade of the krewe of Proteus traditionally travels an Uptown or St. Charles route ending on Canal Street. Parade floats still use original chassis from the early 1880s. Proteus is an offshoot of Mistick Krewe of Comus, and Knights of Momus - formed prior because Comus' waiting list was too long. Supposedly the Captain of Comus made the suggestion to form Proteus, as it was taking even too long for younger men of Comus families to get into Knights of Momus.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krewe_of_Proteus
