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Swords (suit)
Suit in playing cards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Sword (disambiguation).
The suit of swords is one of the four card suits used in Latin-suited playing cards alongside coins, cups and batons. These suits are used in Spanish, Italian and some tarot card packs.
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Symbol on Italian pattern cards: Symbol on Spanish pattern cards:
Symbol on French Aluette Spanish pattern cards: