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These cards are very closely related to the Castilian pattern and it is not so easy to see the difference between both. Also it is in itself quite heterogeneous what means that the differences between manufacturers can be quite big. Especially if you include the factor time you cannot always clearly categorise. There are decks that have characteristics of both patterns. Sometime in dealers catalogues and other specific literature I wondered why this is either a Cádiz or a Castilian pattern. To help the interested person in distinguishing the two patterns I give an example of a rather typical version. Note the following characteristics: knight of coin has a whip and the king of cup holds his bar in the left hand. Also the hats worn by the Jacks and Knights might give a hint about the pattern. But especially from smaller manufacturers in Central America there are Cádiz patterns that do not have all of these signs.
In Spain you practically cannot find this pattern any longer. A few years ago I found one in a supermarket. It was made in Taiwan. In Latin America it is more frequent. A complete game has either 40 cards (per suit: 1-7, J, R, K) or 48 cards (per suit: 1-9, B, R, K plus 2 Comodín).
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