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2011.164.2.2a-bb

Name
Cards, Playing - The Allied Armies'
History Category
Significant Dates
1916
Description
Playing Cards
Deck of 52 cards plus one blank; machine cut and printed in full colour; the card has six overlapping flags, each representing a different country, the costuming on the king, queen and jack are 3-D; the kings are each a different person, Nicholas II Tsar of Russia; Albert I, King of the Belgians; Yoshihito Emperor of Japan; and His Majesty King George V; the queens are each a different person: Sadako Empress of Japan; Elizabeth Queen of the Belgians; Her Majesty Queen Mary; and Alexandra Tsaritsa of Russia; the ace of spades is President Poincare and the joker is the British lion.
Dimension
Height: 8.8cm | Length: 6.4cm
Catalogue Number
2011.164.2.2a-bb
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