Playing cards in the Spanish-suits cards

Case : 072. 
The Cartas ("cards"), also known as Baraja EspaΓ±ola ("Spanish deck"), are the playing cards associated with Spain. They have four suits and a deck is usually made up of 40 or 48 cards. It is categorized as a Latin deck and has strong similarities with the Italian deck and less to the French deck. Spanish-suited cards are used in Spain, southern Italy, parts of France, Hispanic America, North Africa, and the Philippines. Spanish style clubs are knobbly cudgels while Italian style clubs are smooth batons. Italian style swords are curved while Spanish style swords are straight. Most Italian and Spanish decks consist of 40 cards with each suit numbering 1 (or Ace) to 7 with three face cards of King, Knight, and Knave/Jack. The best known of Spanish-suits deck is the Castilian Fournier Naipes cards, Spanish National Naipes Cards, Estilo Paris Naipes Cards, French Catalan Napes Cards, Aluette Cards and Piacetine Cards. These cards deck are the most closest family decks with tarot.

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