Description
This is the back face / reverse of three playing cards, high-value diamonds from an antique (1880) pack of cards that features views and costumes from Switzerland. The title for the pack is Vues & Costumes suisse. These three card backs feature three of Switzerland's cantons / regions: St Moritz les Bains (Grisons), Appenzell and Schaffhouse. The pack was issued by Jean Muller of Schaffhouse in Switzerland, and each of the 52 card backs depicts a different scene from Switzerland. The figures on the court cards / picture cards feature figures in national costume. The printing is by chromolithography.