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CEKI 

from Indonesia

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Harmsen Verwey & Dunlop N. V.

Indonesia

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30 x 2 cards  59 x28mm

 

​Chinese Money Suit

Old Thousand

Red Flower

White Flower

Above: The three honour cards

This Ceki deck is rather crudely printed on coarse card. The packet reads Handelsvereeniging Harmsen Verwey & Dunlop N.V.   Java- Sumatra- Celebes. The company dates from the Dutch occupation of Indonesia and seem to have been importers but must have been manufacturers as well to make these cards. (Handelsvereeniging means Trade Union).

 

In the Dutch colonial era, the original Ambacang Hotel in Padang in West Sumatra was the headqurters of the Central Trading Company and the Handelsvereeniging Harmsen Verwey & Dunlop N.V. When it became a hotel, it retained the architectural style and atmosphere of the Dutch colonial period. However the original building was destroyed, with significant loss of life, by the major earthquake to strike West Sumatra in 2009. Following the destruction , the ruins were demolished and a new Hotel Ambacang built on the site.

 

The game is a trick taking game, the rules of the game can be found here on Andy Pollets website

1              2           3             4             5             6            7             8           9 

COINS
 
 
 
 
STRINGS
 
 
 
 
 
MYRIADS

The wrapper front

ceki playing cards Indonesia Handelsvereeniging Harmsen Verwey & Dunlop N. V.  Padang West Sumatra coins
ceki playing cards Indonesia Handelsvereeniging Harmsen Verwey & Dunlop N. V.  Padang West Sumatra  strings

Each deck has two identical sets of 30 cards. The 30 cards are made up of three sets of 9 cards plus three honour cards. However two decks are required to play , so there would be 120 cards in total.

ceki playing cards Indonesia Handelsvereeniging Harmsen Verwey & Dunlop N. V.  Padang West Sumatra myriads

The chinese number characters of 1 to 9 can be seen on the myriad cards. A little hard to read in this deck but the notches at the top and bottom of each cards make it easy to match the card numbers when playing.

The wrapper back

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