Soldaten-Tarock, 1918, Vienna, Ferd. Piatnik & Sohne A. G., 54 of 54 cards, chromolithography, ace of hearts contains Austrian monarchic tax stamp, 60 heller (valid 1900-1920). Trumps are full length figures, double-ended Roman numerals, titles on trumps II to XXI depict scenes from World War I, trump II Line Ship Lieutenant Lerch, III First aid station. IIII Decorating heroes, V Battle at Carpathia, Poland (1914-1915), VI Fighting at Lovzen, VII Siege of Antwerp, VIII Field kitchen, IX Standing guard at the Adriatic, X Belgrade, XI Troops attacking, XII Flying over Venice, XIII German submarine Captain Konig , XIV Homecoming, XV Battle at Isonzo, XVI Captain Lieutenant Konjovicz, XVII Liberation of Poland, XVIII Battle at Predeal, Romania, XIX Liberation of Przemysl, Poland, XX Air battle over Ferrara, XXI U-Boat 53 in New York harbor (implying that the United States had been invaded). Courts are double ended, French suits, no indices, round corners, the kings symbolize the leaders of Germany (diamonds), Austria-Hungary (hearts), Turkey (spades), and Bulgaria (clubs). The queens devote themselves to war-related charity and social roles, queen of spades wearing the winged hat of Mercury offers gifts of love, queen of hearts wears a Red Cross armband and is a volunteer nurse, queen of clubs is a fashionably-dressed woman collecting money for the wounded, queen of diamonds is a wealthy woman donating gold and jewelry to buy iron for making weapons, jack of spades is a soldier dressed for combat, jack of hearts is a sailor, jack of clubs is a bugler, jack of diamonds holds an unexploded shell. Backs are overall pattern with decorations and center monogram of the Iron Cross with wording, 1914 VITAM ET SANGVINEM 1918 encircled in red on tan background. Includes flattened box, "Allerfeinste SOLDATEN-TAROCK No. 217, Ferd. Piatnik & Sohne A.G., WIEN, XIII/4. Hutteldorferstr. 229-231." Size 4 1in. (11.5 cm) high, 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm) wide. Slightly worn. Kaplan I, 318. (2)