Naipes Condor
"Naipes Condor" Chilean playing cards, with Chilean symbolism on the suit signs.
Naipes Condor con símbolos Chilenos


Above: cards from "Naipes Condor" Chilean playing cards, with Chilean symbolism on the suit signs. The ace of coins shows the condor on the central coin, with Chilean flags draped either side. The ace of batons is decorated with Copihue flowers, Chile's national flower. The caballeros depict Huasos, Chile's traditional horsemen of the pampas. The same figures are repeated on the court cards in each suit. The reverse shows a stylised drawing of a condor. 40 cards + 2 jokers 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.