Magyar Kártya No.123
Luxus No.123 Hungarian seasons pattern manufactured in Hungary by the Playing-Card Factory and Printing House, c.1970.
Luxus No.123 Hungarian seasons pattern manufactured in Hungary, c.1970. This is the most popular card type in Hungary, based on the legend of William Tell... more→
Above: Magyar Kártya Luxus No.123 Hungarian playing cards made in Hungary by the Playing-Card Factory and Printing House (Ofszet- és Játékkártyagyár és Nyomda, also known as “Artex”), c.1970. 32 cards + title card. This pattern is known in a multitude of different editions and back designs.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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