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
Deuce (playing card) Deuce (playing card) The Deuce (, plural: "Däuser") is the playing card with the highest value in German card games. It may have derived its name from dice games in which the face of the die with two pips is also called a "Daus" in German. Unlike the Ace, with which it may be confused, the "Deuce" represents the 2, which is why two hearts, bells, etc. are depicted on the card. In many regions it is not only equated to the Ace, but is also, incorrectly, called an Ace. In the south German area it has been historically called