WWPCM03427
"Il Meneghello" (Italy)
deck "Italia Nuova", 1989
limited edition (2000)
full reprint of  c.1930 edition  ("Italia Nuova")

d03427a01 d03427r01

Full deck (40 cards), dimension 58x88 mm

army navy militia airforce
ace ace ace/box ace
10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2

suits were replaced with the symbols of the armed forces of that time:
army (green helmets = elmetti);
navy (red anchors = ancore);
militia (yellow fasces = fasci littori);
airforce (blue airscrews = eliche).
10 = Italia.
images supplied by  Giovanni