​​my playing card collection

This sweet little fellow is from an early original woodblock printing, coloured by hand. and reprinted on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Müller company in 1838. The cards were issued in a limited offset edition from an original copy in the Allerheiligen-Museum-Collection in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Jass, first mentioned in Switzerland in 1796, was originally the name of the highest trump, the Jack, in a family of related games originally spread from the Netherlands during the Late Middle Ages. Today, Jass is the name of the game. It is a trick taking card game and the Scheiber Jass variant is often considered Switzerland's national card game.The traditional 36-card, Swiss-German-suited pack with which it is played is called Jasskarten.

The Swiss-German cards use Swiss suits, a variant of German suits, and also have a distinctive design. The Swiss suits are Rosen (roses), Eicheln (acorns), Schilten (shields) and Schellen (bells).  Each suit has AS, KÖNIG, OBER, UNTER, 10 (banner), 9, 8, 7, 6.  Information about how to play Scheiber Jass can be found here...

​My Ref:  #29