Silver coin - King of Clubs, Zeus, Republic of Cameroon, 2500 francs CFA, 17.50 g, 999, 2016

Playing cards were invented in the 10th century in Imperial China. Today they are produced all over the world, and everybody knows the rules of at least one card game. POKER is the most popular one, played in the salons of noble society and in the casinos. It is hard to imagine that this game has been evolving for over 1000 years! Among the many international poker tournaments the most important one is the World Series of Poker – the largest poker tournament by prize pool in history.

Poker is a family of card games involving betting and individual play, whereby the winner is determined by the ranks and combinations of their cards, some of which remain hidden until the end of the game. Poker games vary in the number of cards dealt, the number of shared or "community" cards and the number of cards that remain hidden. The betting procedures vary among different poker games in such ways as betting limits and splitting the pot between a high hand and a low hand.

More in this series:

• KING OF CLUBS – divine Zeus, the king of gods and people
• QUEEN OF CLUBS – charming Aphrodite – the goddess of love and beauty
• JACK OF HEARTS – Jason with the Golden Fleece (the symbol of pursuit, efforts and sense)
• 10 OF SPADES – a mysterious card …
• JOKER – the most powerful card. It will bring you luck in the most surprising moments!