Roses (suit)

For other uses, see Rose.

Example of the rose symbol.

Roses or Flowers are one of the four suits of playing cards used in a Swiss deck along with Shields, Acorns and Bells. This suit was invented in 15th century German speaking Switzerland and is a survivor from a large pool of experimental suit signs created to replace the Latin suits.

Characteristics

The rose is represented by a stylised yellow flower, with six leaves and an orange pistil.

In German, the suit is called Rosen.

Cards

The following images depict the suit of Roses from an 1850 Swiss-suited pack:

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  2
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  6
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  7
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  8
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  9
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  Banner
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  Unter
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  Ober
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  King

See also

• Swiss playing cards
• Card suit