The Suit of Coins

The Ace of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot with the title, "Coins"
  • Album: Have One On Me
  • Element: Earth
  • Season: Autumn
  • French Suit: Clubs

This suit symbol requires no abstraction – Coins are money, our wealth and possessions. The Suit of Coins encompasses both our belongings, and the places where we belong. The question in this suit is what to hold onto, and what to let go.

The designs for the coins themselves are after the Tarot de Marseille and similar decks like the Jacques Vieville (see Selected References). The four-petaled flower or cross in their center puts one in mind of the four classical elements. The cross can also be a reminder of religious or societal values.

As in the suit of Batons, every card in the suit of Coins is based on a specific lyric from the album.


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Ace of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot: A cuckoo clock with a deer, a bear, and a bird
2 of coins from Anecdotes Tarot: two jackrabbits tied together with a ribbon
3 of coins from Anecdotes Tarot: falling flower petals and stems and a miniature portrait of a lady
4 of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot: sealed honey jars in front of an American flag
5 of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot: A magpie flies over five coins with gold teeth in their centers
6 of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot: A dragon rests at the top of a tree and St George stands at the bottom
7 of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot: A bouquet thrown through the air
8 of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot: A snow-covered mill wheel in a frozen river
9 of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot: mourning doves huddled in trees in a rainy autumn landscape
10 of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot: ten gold rings with loops of ribbon
Page of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot waves a handkerchief on the shore, standing next to a skeleton in the sand
Knight of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot walks along in a fancy dress with a bulldog
Queen of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot stands in front of a cultivated landscape
King of Coins from Anecdotes Tarot, based on the dancer Lola Montez

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