Ikeda Mitsurindo Bicycle Trump Playing Cards

Ikeda Mitsurindo (lit. Ikeda three gentian): The auxiliary crest of the Ikeda family, who ruled over more than 3.1 million koku in Bizen Okayama. / In 1635, Terutoshi, the third son of Mitsumasa, was given 15,000 koku of newly developed land and established a branch domain in Ikuzaka, Bitchu Province (Okayama Prefecture). The fixed crest is 'Ikeda three butterflies', and the alternate crest is 'Three gentian'. / In 1672, when Mitsumasa retired and his eldest son Tsunamasa succeeded him, he gave his younger brother Masatoki 25,000 koku of newly developed land and established a branch domain in Kamogata, Bitchu Province (Okayama Prefecture). The fixed crest is 'Facing butterflies' (Ikeda facing butterflies), and the alternate crest is 'Three gentian'. (from 'The Crests of Daimyo Families' by Kenichi Takahashi) / In 'A Study of Fixed Crests' by Manjiro Fukui, this crest is listed as 'Okayama Ikeda three-vine gentian' and is described as the auxiliary crest of the Ikeda family, who ruled over more than 3.1 million koku in Bizen Okayama. The auxiliary crests of the branch families, the Kamogata domain (25,000 koku) and the Ikuzaka domain (15,000 koku), are different and are listed as 'Ikeda branch family three-cluster gentian', a design without vines.