The Art of Mardi Gras Doubloons

On one side of a doubloon is usually the emblem of the parade, often a character from mythology that serves as the namesake of the organization.  A few exceptions in the naming after mythological gods include Rex (the King of Carnival), Alla (named for Algiers, Louisiana), Grela (named for Gretna, Louisiana),  Zulu (named for an African people), and Choctaw, (named for a Native American people).  Other exceptions also exist. 

On the other side of the doubloon is often the theme for the year depicted in beautiful imagery. 

Both sides of the doubloon are often well done.  Often the art is beautiful.

The doubloons tossed to those viewing the parade are generally aluminum, and some of these doubloons may be colored.  But higher quality doubloons, which cost more, are not normally thrown from floats.  They include bronze, oxidized silver, multicolor, and fine silver doubloons.

The special doubloons often have the same images as the aluminum doubloons, but the eye appeal is greatly enhanced.  This article will show some, a small sample, of multicolor doubloons.  Some of those are colorized on both sides, and others are colorized on only one side.  Some are high relief.  A few are cloisonne doubloons. 

If there is but two colors the doubloon is called a dual doubloon, and if there are but three colors it is called a tricolor doubloon.  Dual doubloons are nice, but not as nice as the tricolor and multicolor doubloons.

Below is a sample of a Mardi Gras doubloon  I currently have in.  It and many others are available at the time of writing this article in my Ebay store using the seller name blackspanielgallery.  My Ebay store also includes some other Mardi Gras items.

First, generally multicolor doubloons are colorized bronze doubloons.  Some colorized doubloons are colorized on both sides, others have one side uncolored.  The images below are paired, so two consecutive images are from the same doubloon, starting from the top.  I have some doubloons with both sides colorized, and others with only one side colorized.  I find both works of art.  I hope you agree.

Notice I have two doubloons from Pegasus, albeit from different years.  One side has an identical design except for the colors used.  Choice of design and color is up to the organization.

The doubloon that was for a Captain is rare due to its scarcity.  Still, its value is not unreasonably high.  These doubloons are all affordable to most people.

The size of each doubloon is close to the size of coin containing an ounce of silver, such as the American Siler Eagle, the Britannia, and the Philharmonic.

Dual doubloons have just two colors, one for a highlighted image and one for the field, or background.  Tricolor doubloons have just three colors.

I have an interesting dual doubloon to show below.  It has the shape of a shield.  While many doubloons are round, the images above already has one oval doubloon.  Several other special shapes exist for doubloons, including Pandora's Box, and purses.

I believe you will find the dual and tricolor doubloons works of art.  I will show only one side of the dual doubloon

There is much more to say about Mardi Gras doubloons.  I have covered some of this in other articles.  Please see below.

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