Roses (suit)

Roses or Flowers are one of the four suits of playing cards used in a Swiss deck along with Shields, Acorns and Bells. This suit was invented in 15th century German speaking Switzerland and is a survivor from a large pool of experimental suit signs created to replace the Latin suits.[1]

For other uses, see Rose.
Example of the rose symbol.

Characteristics

The rose is represented by a stylised yellow flower, with six leaves and an orange pistil.

In German, the suit is called Rosen.

Cards

The following images depict the suit of Roses from an 1850 Swiss-suited pack:

See also

References
  1. Dummett, Michael (1980). The Game of Tarot. London: Duckworth. pp. 10–32.
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