WWPCM11170
"Carta Mundi" (Belgium)
for France
deck "D'Issy" (52+2J+2ec),
2002
artist Jacques Auriac
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | ace |
king | king | king | king |
queen | queen | queen | queen |
jack | jack | jack | jack |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Images supplied by Jelle Sietsma
HEARTS -
AVIATION
King - FARMAN (1874-1958)
Queen - L'ANTOINETTE (symbolises the birth of flight with a monoplane called
Antoinette)
Jack- BLERIOT (1872-1936)
Ace - AIR (the airfield, the site of the first pioneers of aviation)
CLUBS - HISTORY
King - CHILDEBERT, King of Paris. (495-558)
Queen - LA REINE MARGOT (Marguerite de Valois - 1553-1615)
Jack- LE PRINCE DE CONTI (1664-1709).
Ace - EARTH
DIAMONDS - BUSINESS
King - NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES
Queen - LA MANUFACTURE
Jack - GEVELOT
Ace - FIRE
SPADES - ART
King - MATISSE (1869-1954)
Queen - LE MODELE (An artist's model)
Jack - DUBUFFET (1901-1985)
Ace - WATER (The River Seine)
JOKERS - 1986 Logo for the French Playing card museum.