Weli

It has the value of 6 of Bells and, in the South Tyrol variant of the card game, Watten, it is the only 6 used and can, in addition to its own suit of Bells, join the trump suits of Acorns, Hearts and Leaves.

The Weli is also often called the Welli or Belli and, dialectically, the Wöli, Wöüli, Bölle or Belle.

Historically the Weli is first recorded in the early 1850s, when a Bozen card manufacturer inscribed WELLI onto the six of bells.

[1] The gravestone appearing in many depictions is probably the grave of the Apostle Paul.

[2] Games in which the Weli has the role of a matador i.e. high trump include: In the Austrian games of Bieten, and Perlaggen, the Weli acts as a wild card, something which is illustrated by the depiction of two other suits (Acorns and Hearts) on the card and by its special design (it is the only playing card with a printed name).