Coins (suit)

Coins
Symbol from Trentine pattern
Native names
Decks
Invented13th-14th century

The suit of coins is one of the four card suits used in Latin-suited playing cards alongside swords, cups and batons. These suits are used in Spanish, Italian and some tarot card packs. This suit has maintained its original identity from Chinese money-suited cards, where in English it may also be referred to as the suit of cash. Symbol on Italian pattern cards:    Symbol on Spanish pattern cards:    Symbol on French aluette cards:

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