No. 17 (Bicycle®) playing cards

The designer of this pack is the Swede, Lorenzo Gaggiotti and “Stockholm17” is the name he uses for his playing card projects. The cards were produced through Kickstarter funding in 2015 in two versions: a Bicycle® branded pack (described here) and an unbranded pack. The faces of the cards are the same for both, though the backs and the tuck-boxes differ. See the box►

All the court cards are illustrated, the aces are giant and decorated. The pips have a custom design and a non-standard placement. According to the original Kickstarter campaign website “There is no specific theme in this deck, it´s quite eclectic and I let my fantasy run when I illustrated the courts. The diamonds have clearly an Egyptian resemblance, but overall they belong to a parallel world. There is a thing that connects all the court cards: the text circling the background is a part of the Aeneid, a Latin epic poem written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans”.

Above: Bicycle version of No. 17 playing cards designed by Lorenzo Gaggiotti (Stockholm17), Sweden, 2015. Manufactured by USPCC.

There are two jokers, a third card depicting a pumpkin-headed “Jack-O” (jack-o'-lantern?), and a gaff card. The Bicycle® branded version has a cherry red back.