Spanish cards, showing the four palos (suits): oro (gold), copas (cups), espadas (swords), and bastos (clubs).
Spanish cards, showing the face cards. From left, the sota (jack), caballero (knight), and rey (king).
German cards, showing the four farben (suits): Schellen (bells), Rot (red), Grün (green), and Eichel (acorns).
German cards, showing the face cards: Over, Under, and King. The names of the Over and Under cards are names from the story of William Tell.
German cards, showing the aces. The aces are marked with the four seasons: bells are summer, hearts are spring, leaves are autumn, and acorns are winter.