
Naipes Cardón designed by Mario Luis Rivero, depicting traditional Argentine culture and identity, published in 2002. The non-standard suit symbols are thistle flowers, cactii, mortar bowls and lances, with gauchos as courts and 2 Payador jokers.



Above: Naipes Cardón depicting traditional Argentine culture, published in 2002. 48 cards + 2 jokers + leaflet in box.


By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
View ArticlesCurator and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.