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Published September 03, 2022 Updated September 03, 2022

Advertising pack for the Swiss-based healthcare company.

1980 Switzerland AGMüller Medical & Pharmaceutical

All the courts hold a glass or beaker with a fizzy vitamin preparation – Supradyn (S), Berocca (H), Redoxon (C), and Cal-C-Vita (D). These are all produced by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche. The maker’s name appears at each end of the Ace of Spades. The back design is formed of a pattern of hexagons, each with the word ROCHE inside, against a grey background.

Roche pharmaceutical playing cards made by AG Müller, c1980 Roche pharmaceutical playing cards made by AG Müller, c1980

Above: Roche pharmaceutical playing cards made by AG Müller, Neuhausen, Switzerland, c1980. 36 cards in plastic box. Size: 56 x 87 mm.

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