Âs-nas (آس ناس) are traditional playing cards from Persia (modern-day Iran), most often associated with the Qajar period (1785–1925). Typically small, hand-painted and lacquered, they form a compact pack of 20 or 25 cards made from five repeated ranks rather than four suits—commonly a king (Shâh), queen (Bîbî), soldier (Sarbâz), a dancer/courtesan figure, and an âs card, usually shown with a lion emblem (sometimes with the sun).
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