Radisson Hotels
Playing cards for Radisson Hotels - Casinos del Estado - Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay, c.2009.
Naipes Radisson, Montevideo, c.2009
Spanish-suited playing cards made specially for Radisson Hotels & Resorts Victoria Plaza Hotel in Montevideo by Impresos Manrique, 48 cards + 2 jokers in box. Amongst it's five star services the hotel has its own Casino Victoria. There are no inscriptions or information printed on the cards regarding the manufacturer but they can be seen illustrated on their website. The design of cards is a slightly simplified redrawing of the standard Spanish Catalan type, with the addition of 2 novel jokers.
Impresos Manrique produce publicity and promotional playing cards, both Spanish-suited and Anglo-American style, for various other Uruguayan businesses, in some cases with special jokers. See also: Cossac • Inacal 2006 awards►
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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