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.