Servicio de Hidrografía Naval
125th anniversary of the Argentine Naval Hydrographic Service, 2004.
Spanish-suited pack commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Argentine “Servicio de Hidrografía Naval” (Naval Hydrographic Service, Ministry of Defense), 2004. The non-standard suit symbols are buttons, swords, cleats & bells. The court cards illustrate lighthouses and oceanographic/hydrographic vessels from the Argentinean Navy.
Above: special deck commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Argentinian “Servicio de Hidrografía Naval” (Naval Hydrographic Service), printed by the printmaking department of the Servicio de Hidrografía Naval, 2004. 48 cards + 2 jokers.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder 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.
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