Pomorski Poker

Published July 06, 2014 Updated June 18, 2022

Pomorski Poker (Pomeranian Poker) is a gallery of characters from the region: politicians, media, culture, athletes, entrepreneurial women, etc.

2003 Poland KZWP-Trefl Political
Pomorski Poker (Pomeranian Poker) title card

Pomorski Poker (Pomeranian Poker) was published for NDI Dziennik Baltycki, with photo portraits of NDI members on each card: 55 well-known characters from the Pomerania region (south shore of the Baltic Sea) including politicians, media and culture personalities, athletes, professors, surgeons, entrepreneurial women, etc. Not exactly an “Official Baltic” hall of fame, merely a popular gallery, each card has a photo mugshot of the celebrity with the rest of the body drawn in by hand.

Pomorski Poker (Pomeranian Poker) Pomorski Poker (Pomeranian Poker)

Above: Pomorski Poker (Pomeranian Poker) published by KZWP-Trefl, c.2003. The set has two packs with matching typographical back designs inside a double plastic case.

The entire deck can be viewed here

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