16th century Spanish suited playing cards, colorful and richly embellished. These cards were exported to Spain's colonies and their descendents are used today in many Spanish-speaking countries and southern Italy.
52 backed cards, with suits of spadas, copas, bastos, and oros. Also includes anachronistic tens and jokers. 90x47mm.
These Spanish-suited cards feature muchachos.
Playing card ancestry can be seen by comparing the modern poker "suicide king" to its ancestor.
Toledo courts and aces
Suit of copas