Ronia Genoese Pattern
‘Ronia’ Genoese Pattern made in Hungary for the Dutch market, c.1970
‘Ronia’ Genoese Pattern made in Hungary by Játékkártyagyár és Nyomda (Artex), Budapest, for the Dutch market, c.1970. The four aces have scenes of international cities, but the contract bridge scoring card is in Dutch language.
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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