Coins (suit)

Coins
Symbol from Trentine pattern
Symbol from Trentine pattern
Native names
Decks
Invented13th-14th century
The suit of coins from an 18th-century Venetian pack

The suit of coins is one of the four card suits used in Latin-suited playing cards alongside swords, cups and batons. These suits are used in Spanish, Italian and some tarot card packs. This suit has maintained its original identity from Chinese money-suited cards. Symbol on Italian pattern cards:    Symbol on Spanish pattern cards:    Symbol on French aluette cards: