PERUVIAN PLAYING CARDS

In 1531 Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish soldier, set sail from Panama with 180 men and 37 horses to conquer Peru for its gold. Playing cards have been travelling from Spain to South American colonies ever since, establishing a tradition which still endures today. The Estanco de Naipes del Perú was established in 1781 and administered by Spanish authorities as a sort of monopoly. However, local production continued clandestinely and tended to follow the Spanish designs. Click any image below to see more...

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Above: miniature playing cards inset into tobacco cards, printed by Litografía y Tipografía Fabbri Hermanos, Lima, for Roldan y Cia Tobacco, c.1920.
 

Cards engraved on Silver Roldan y Cia, c.1890 Roldan y Cia, c.1890 Naipe Peruano
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