Description
These are the one and the two of Hearts / cups (Copas) from a pack of Mexican Spanish playing cards dated 1846. These cards belong to a baraja Espanola (Spanish deck of cards with a traditional design). The four suits are oros (gold coins), copas (cups or trophies), espadas (swords) and bastos (clubs or batons). The suit shown here is copas (cups or trophies, the equivalent of hearts). A full deck consists of 40 cards because there are no 8s or 9s, and the first court card counts as number 10 (not 11). Packs of this kind, based on the Italian card system, have been around since the 15th century. Baraja (Spanish decks) are also used like tarot cards in fortune telling / cartomancy / divination.