Curse of Scotland Curse of Scotland The Curse of Scotland is a nickname used for the Nine of Diamonds playing card. The expression has been used at least since the early 18th century, and many putative explanations have been given for the origin of this nickname for the card. In a book printed in London in 1708, "The British Apollo, or, Curious amusements for the ingenious", a question is posed: Q. "Why is the" Nine of Diamonds "called" the curse of Scotland? A. Diamonds as the Ornamental Jewels of a Regnal Crown, imply no more in the above-nam'd Proverb than a mark of
Bells (card suit) ("Schellen 7") or, in South Tyrol the 6 of Bells ("Belle, Weli") is the second highest trump card in the game of Watten. The gallery below shows a suit of Bells from a German suited deck of 32 cards, plus the "Weli" or 6 of Bells which is used in some games as an 'honour' card. The main deck is of the Saxonian pattern: Bells (card suit) Bells are a suit in playing cards of the German-suited cards. They correspond to Diamonds in a French deck. The suit is usually known in German as Schellen, but is sometimes abbreviated to