The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Twenty three hand drawn playing cards made from the backs of Three Castles cigarette packets. The cards are finely marked in black ink, pencil and coloured pencil and comprise a Joker, four Jacks, four Queens, four Kings, four Aces and six ordinary cards (the rest of the pack is accessioned at REL/04536.002). The Joker is marked with J.Joker's gravestone and 'THE JOLLY JOKER DIED IN THAILAND'. The Jack of Hearts carries a tray of food; Jack of Spades is an emaciated prisoner with an empty bowl, spoon, cigarette and patched shorts; Jack of Clubs carries a log of wood; and the Jack of Diamonds is chopping wood. The Queen of Spades is 'Queen' magazine cover; Queen of Clubs a pin-up girl; Queen of Hearts a girl in a photo frame; and Queen of Diamonds a postcard addressed to 'MRS POW AUSTRALIA'. The King of Spades is a cook; King of Hearts a naval officer; King of Diamonds a military policeman; and King of Clubs a Japanese guard. The Ace of Spades shows Changi Jail; Ace of Hearts, the sentry post at Jail Corner; Ace of Diamonds, the Entrance, Changi Jail 1945; and the Ace of Clubs, Changi Jail 1945.
The playing cards belonged to (were made by?) Major B A Hunt, 2/13 Australian General Hospital. He was imprisoned in Changi between 1942 and 1945.
Set of 52 playing cards (lacking the joker which may never have been included) issued by the British aviation magazine "The Aeroplane" during the Second World War. Each suit contains a view of 13 Germ
Original set of playing cards issued to Coalition troops fighting in Iraq, showing the "Most Wanted" of Iraq's former leadership. Spades Ace: Saddam Hussein Al-Tikriti King: Ali Hasan Al-Majid Al-Tik
Pack of 52 hand made playing cards made from the backs of 'Lancers' cigarette packets (manufactured by Douglas Rhodes & Co Ltd, London), with finely drawn traditional markings in black, red and yello
Packet of Qantas playing cards consisting of the four suits, three jokers and a blank card printed with the maker’s name ‘Ferd. Piatnik and Sons Vienna’. Printed on the ace of spades is ‘MADE IN AUSTR
Pack of 52 commercially produced playing cards with blue patterned backs. The Ace of Clubs shows a pair of rabbits underneath a crescent moon with 'PLAYING CARD No.202 MANUFACTURED BY CHENG SING INDUS
An incomplete set of handmade Japanese Hanafunda playing cards. There are only 10 (40 cards) of the expected 12 (48 cards) suits of four cards each. Each suit consists of four identically marked cards
