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This system consists of the suits spade ♠, heart ♥, diamond ♦ and club ♣. Because the aces and the pips have little variation; I do not show these cards in detail. Only if they are something special I inserted a picture. To let the reader have an idea of various aces, some are shown here. The evolution of the ace of spade: 1st card from the left still without index (from Tuscany pattern), 2nd card with index "1" (from French pattern), 3rd to 5th card with index in the national language (3rd card from Berlin pattern, 4th card from Swedish pattern, 5th card from Russian pattern) The following patterns are still in use. To see the pictures click to the link. The Anglo-American or International Pattern The Berlin Pattern The Vienna Pattern The Swiss-French Pattern (traditional) The Swiss-French Pattern (modern) The Lombard Pattern The DDR Pattern (French) The Netherlands Pattern The French or Belgian-Genoese Pattern The Piemont Pattern The Swedish Pattern The Russian Pattern The Casino Pattern (Trente et Quarante) The Tuscany Pattern

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