Are playing cards different around the world?

In a French deck, the king is indeed R (for Roi), but the Queen is D (for Dame) and the Jack is V (for Valet).

In Iraq, Saddam Hussein is the Ace of Spades.

In Germany they have acorns and bells and leaves and rather different ranks.

^ We do?!

^ You do.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_playing_cards

^ Well, what do you know. I guess this:

“Despite the name, the German deck is not well known all over these countries including parts of Germany itself…” applies. I have never seen those German symbols.

Here sometimes 2 is the biggest. Hence we have 3 – 10, then J Q K A 2.