Krewe of Caesar - Tell Me a Story Metairie, Louisiana
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Event tokens › Carnival and mardi gras tokens |
| Year | 1985 |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 4.2 g |
| Diameter | 39 mm |
| Thickness | 1.94 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 536088 |
Obverse
Whimsical scene with clowns, musicians, and central book
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TELL
ME A
STORY
19
85
BKA
Designer: Blaine Kern Artists
Reverse
Profile of Caesar wearing laurel wreath
Script: Latin
Lettering:
KREWE OF CAESAR
1978
MCMLXXVIII
VENI
VIDI
VICI
SPQR
MARDI GRAS METAIRIE, LA.
Unabridged legend: Senatus Populusque Romanus
Translation:
I came, I saw, I conquered
The Senate and the People of Rome
Edge
Reeded
Comments
This aluminum token was distributed by the Krewe of Caesar during the 1985 Mardi Gras celebrations in Metairie and Kenner, Louisiana. Each year, the krewe issues a themed token, and the 1985 edition featured the motto “Tell Me a Story”, illustrated with carnival characters. These tokens are popular collectibles among Mardi Gras enthusiasts and exonumia collectors, often traded or kept as souvenirs of the parade season.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||||
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