Identifying Mint Of 1979 Of Hermes Obv. & Headless Horseman Rev.

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Zzyzx New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/18/2016 6:03 pm Hi, I have a 1979 Mardi Gras token & am attempting to identify the mint. Hermes coin of Olympus Carnival New Orleans on obv. & Hermes XXXIX over Headless horseman "return to Sleepy Hollow on rev. Sawicki is the designers name on the coin. It is an aluminum token. Thanks, Tom Report this Post to the Staff

paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 04/20/2016 11:50 pm It's the Krewe of Hermes. The Krewe/float theme for 1979 Carnival / Mardi Gras was "Return To Sleepy Hollow." They were issued in Gold and Silver aluminum as parade throws, and (very rare) .999 fine silver, usually to Krewe members. KoH uses literature, Fairy Tale/Folktale themed floats, and Shakespeare, among others, and lately has switched to mythology. They're the oldest still-operating Carnival Krewe in NO & if you go to the corner of Napoleon & Magazine "around sundown" (Lawrence Square) the Friday before Fat Tuesday you'll be at the start of their parade route. Not a huge mega-club like Bacchus & Endymion, but they have great "throws." They also have a famous social ball (big bucks and ultra formal) with elaborate proceedings; debutantes and socialites aspire to the court of the Queen. My parents lived in NO for many years & I was born in LA so I have boxes full of doubloons, beads, etc. Quite fun to learn the histories behind them and the themes. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 04/20/2016 11:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Zzyzx New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 05/01/2016 8:40 pm Thanks for the response. But I would still like to know who designed the coins & what mit produced them. Any suggestion as to how to get this information? Thanks Tom Never been to Mardi Gras, but I have spent about 45 yrs in Vegas & it gets nuts here on occasion. I have been to the French Quarter, loved it! Maybe next year! Report this Post to the Staff
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