About the Card
English Name(s)
The Maid of Coins (The Knave or Page of Coins)
Correspondences
- Grand Etteilla: Card Number 67
- Petit Etteilla: Jack of Clubs
Image Description
The Maid of Coins stands and holds a coin in each hand. She lifts the one in her right hand up while the one in her left hand is lower and nearly going behinds her back. She looks toward this lower coin, down and to the right of the card. She wears a red balaclava-style mask and a fox fur cap with a tail. Her dress is patterned with red, blue, and green diamonds, with fur trim and gold puffed sleeves.
Further Notes
In some Italian decks, including the Bolognese tarocchino and the Florentine minchiate, the suits of Cups and Coins have female maids instead of male knaves.
Meanings
Upright
Brunette girl, study, instruction, diligence, learning, meditation, reflection, work, occupation, apprenticeship, schoolchild, pupil, student, apprentice, amateur.
Reversed
Prodigality, profusion, superfluity, abundance, multiplicity, luxury, sumptuousness, magnificence, largesse, liberality, benefit, generosity, charity, crowd, multitude, depredation, squandering, dissipation.