WWPCM00641
"B. Dondorf Gmbh"(Germany)
deck "Java" (52 cards), 1874-1933, BD 1874/1
made for the 25 Years Governmentsjubilee of King Wilhelm III (King of Hearts) from The
Netherlands (1817-1890).
No.16E for Societeit Harmonie
No.17E for Gumprich&Strauss in Batavia/Djakarta (and 40 cards) and for
Schnitzler&Co.
1. WWPCM00641/01: Variants 1 or 2; round Firm signs on the Jack of
clubs, advertising backsides.
Queen of Hearts = his first wife Shopie
After the dead of Queen Sophie (1877) King Wilhelm III married in 1879 Princes Emma of
Waldeck - Pyrmont.
And the Queen of Hearts was changed.
3. WWPCM00641/03: Variant 3; 64x94 mm., 1890-1900
All portrait cards and Aces are new drawings. There for there are some
differences as follows:
A. King of Clubs has a short sword
B. The text on the Jack of Hearts is written in two languages
C. the Gold decoration by the Aces is changed:
D. on the Jack of clubs is the Firm name on both sides
E. The Colour tokens are bigger
F. there is a Joker with it (since 1900).
The Variant with the smaller Colour signs was also made for the "Societeit
Harmonie" like No.16E.