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KING COTTON CARNIVAL AND MARDI GRAS
1892
AUGUSTA, GA
  Photos courtesy of W. David Perkins
Obv. Crowned male head facing l.; to l.
Augusta, Ga.; to r. Jan. 1892; above bust, around Carnival &
Mardi Gras; below King Cotton; beaded border.
Rev. Jester or clown doing jig or dance; in r.
background is group of tunic-clad soldiers holding shields and long upright
lances; in l. background is two-horse chariot carrying two men, one holding
high a banner; above all Souvenir of Our Carnival; beaded border.
HK-626 Bronze. 38mm.
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