Hand-made Spanish Suited Playing Cards

Published July 03, 1996 Updated July 29, 2023

Decks are made on two-ply pasteboard which reproduces the tactile quality of antique cards.

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Archaic Spanish Suited Playing Cards

This Spanish suited pack of playing cards mimics sixteenth century French and Spanish production, and is based upon surviving specimens. This pattern is now completely extinct today.

Simon Wintle’s Spanish Suited Playing Cards

Suitable for play, re-enactment or where an authentic period feel is required.

Decks are made up on two-ply pasteboard which reproduces the tactile quality of antique cards. Suits are Coins, Cups, Swords and Batons. 48 cards + 1 extra card. Reverse: plain. Size: 48mm x 75mm.

Click the five of swords to see an enlargement.

Two of Cups Caballero of Coins Ace of Coins Sota of Cups Five of Swords, click to see enlargement King of Coins Caballero of Clubs Two of Clubs
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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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