four five six oros spanish playing card baraja 19th century - whiteway money stock photos and pictures
{"Image ImageDescription": "These are the four, five and six of oros / gold coins from a pack of Spanish playing cards (baraja) dated 1878. It was produced in Turnhout, Belgium, by the playing card manufacturer Leonard Bierman. Belgian playing cards follow the French style of suits, with clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades. At this time, it was felt that there was a market for Spanish-style cards, with their four suits Copas (Cups / Hearts), Oros (Gold Coins / Diamonds), Bastos (Clubs) and Espadas (Swords / Spades). There are ten cards in each of the four suits, each one lacking the 8 and 9. The court / picture cards are numbered 10, 11 and 12. The centre of the five shows a lion rampant against a castle. (A lion was a symbol used by Bierman.) The four includes the words 'Year 1878' and 'Fine cards', in Spanish.", "Image Copyright": "Whiteway"}