as the suit is called in Spanish) rather than Italian Denari. Similarly, the Knave is called Sutta (Sota in Spanish), as opposed to Italian Fante. Piacentine Portuguese suits The Tarocco Siciliano is a deck used for playing Tarot card games, being unique in that is retains the otherwise extinct Portuguese variant of the Spanish suits. German-suited decks At the end of World War I, the German-speaking region of South Tyrol was transferred from Austria to Italy, but has retained German cultural links, including the traditional German card suits, known in German as the Salzburger pattern, or in Italian as Salisburghesi after the city of Salzburg. The Salisburghesi deck originally consisted of 33 cards, being the 32 cards used for Tyrolean games such as Watten and Bieten (each suit including an Ace (or Deuce), King, Upper Knave, Lower Knave, 10,9,8 and 7) plus the Weli, a wild card or joker equivalent. This has since been increased to 40 cards as per most other Italian decks, by adding a 6 and 5 to each suit, with the Weli doubling as the 6 of Bells. See also Trappola Tarot of Marseilles Tarot of Besançon Minchiate, extinct deck with mix Italian/Portuguese suits Ganjifa References Literature Beal, George (1975). Playing Cards and their Story. Newton Abbot, London, Vancouver: David & Charles. Playing card decks Italian card games Italian inventions Playing card patterns