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A lattice of small repeating curves and circles whose real job is to give nothing away.
Also known as: Card back, Pattern on the back of cards, Rider back
A card back is an engineering solution disguised as decoration. A lattice of small circles, curves and interlocking lines, repeating and symmetrical under rotation, so that no wear mark, no ink flaw and no orientation can identify a card from behind.
The repeating design printed on the reverse of every card in a deck, identical across the deck.
Designed to be rotationally symmetrical and to bleed to the edge. An asymmetrical back can be read from the way a card sits, and a white border shows wear and handling that a full-bleed pattern hides.
Card backs are the main way a deck is identified and dated, because the faces changed far less than the backs did. The maker's pattern is generally a better clue to a deck's age than anything on the front.
A dense repeating lattice of small interlocking curves and circles covering the whole face of the card, the same read from either end.