King of Coins
King of Coins is a card used in Latin suited playing cards (Italian, Spanish and tarot decks). It is the King from the suit of Coins. In Tarot, it is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana".
Comparison between King of Hearts and King of Coins.
Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play Tarot card games.[1]
In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.[1][2]
King of Coins from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck
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- Dummett, Michael (1980). The Game of Tarot. Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7156-1014-7.
- Huson, Paul, (2004) Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage, Vermont: Destiny Books, ISBN 0-89281-190-0 Mystical Origins of the Tarot Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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