Glorious America No.2174
Major figures in US history enshrined in the courts.
America might not have kings and queens, but in this deck, founding fathers, presidents, and other important figures are royalty. Glorious America No.2174 is another of Piatnik’s numerous nation decks published in the 1990s-2000s. Spades and hearts are mostly founding fathers (and mothers!), featuring personages such as George Washington, America’s first president, and Betsy Ross, who sewed the US flag. Diamonds are figures from the US Civil War, including Abraham Lincoln and the legendary Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave who returned to the South and led other slaves to freedom. Clubs are World War II luminaries such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and General Dwight Eisenhower.
Glorious America No.2174 published by Piatnik, Austria, 1994.
Uncle Sam doffs his top hat as the joker (there are three) while the twin decks’ backs feature portraits of Washington and Lincoln.
By Lev Golinkin
United States • Member since May 26, 2026
I'm a US-based author and journalist. I've been collecting playing cards since I was about 8 years old, when I got mesmerized by the various decks that were used in Soviet Ukraine, where I'm from. I collect mainly European decks such as those by Dondorf, Grimaud, and Piatnik. I love courts above all else, and am drawn toward historical and artistic decks.
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