Img. ID: 1559
Modern Jewish Art  

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Decoration of every playing card's back. The decoration is on a dark red background with a symmetric intertwining vine decoration in between the medallions. In the central medallion is a Menorah. On the Menorah's right is the Hebrew, block, red letter: מ On the Menorah's left is the Latin block, red letter M. The medallion is surrounded by white points. At the top medallion is a a walking lamb, representing Aries, and clockwise: two fish turning to each other, representing Pisces; Aquarius represented by a mermaid carrying a trident; Capricorn, represented by a goat; Sagittarius, represented by a bowman; Scorpio, represented by a scorpion; Libra, represented by scales is at the bottom. Above Libra, in clockwise is Virgin, represented by a young kneeling woman, smelling flowers; a roaring lion, representing Leo; a crab, representing Cancer; Two drinking boys, sitting back-to-back, representing Gemini; and a bull, representing Taurus.