Roche Playing Cards

Roche Pharmaceutical playing cards, 1980s

Special non-standard promotional playing cards for Productos Roche S.A.Q. e I. (Argentina). The kings, queens and jacks are represented by vacant thrones and the name of a pharmaceutical drug appears in a shield or banderole on each card. Designed by Graficar S.A. and printed by Impresores S.C.A.   See also: Naipes Minifusor►

Above: cards from double set of non-standard promotional playing cards for Productos Roche S.A.Q. e I. (Argentina), with names of drugs in shields on each card. The court cards show empty thrones and a distinctive lower case typeface has been used for the indices. Date unknown, c.1980s. Designed by Graficar S.A. and printed by Impresores S.C.A.   See also: Roche publicity cards published by Difusora, c.1980.