Banner (playing card) Banner (playing card) The Banner is a playing card used in Swiss-suited cards. In German, "" means “flag” or “banner” and is pronounced . It is grammatically neuter and its plural is the same: Banner. In German-speaking Switzerland, to the east of the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line (the German-speaking part of Switzerland corresponding to the centre and east of the country), the most popular card deck is a pack of 36 cards with the Swiss suit symbols of Acorns, Bells, Roses and Shields and numbered as follows: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or Banner, Unter, Ober, King and Deuce". While the pip
King (playing card) names for the kings in the Paris pattern ("portrait officiel") are: Most French-suited continental European patterns are descended from the Paris pattern but they have dropped the names associated with each card. Kings from French playing cards: Kings from Italian playing cards: Kings from Spanish playing cards: Kings from German playing cards: King (playing card) The king is a playing card with a picture of a king on it. The king is usually the highest-ranking face card. In French playing cards and tarot decks, the king immediately outranks the queen. In Italian and Spanish playing cards, the king immediately outranks