Symbolism in Banking - Esoteric ?

Apologies if this is in the wrong place, please move is so. I thought I would create a nice thread with some pictures of banking logos which may be esoteric or hold relevance of some other kind, to start I have added a few examples from UK banks, including some famous ones. Please add any others from where you are.

With the exception of Barings, these banks are all still running in one form or another, in some cases they have been bought out.

Barclays

Germanic eagle, similar to that of the 3rd Reich and Imperial rome


You will notice the 3 crowns, is this is representation of the Babylonian Fleur de Lis?



Barings


Now defunct, the most esoteric of them all, this was the Queens bank until they went bust, they are now owned by ING who have Orange Lion symbolising House of Orange-Nassau



C. Hoare & co

Golden bottle symbol

UKs only private deposit bank also has two-headed eagle motif similar to that or Imperial rome and the Rothschild family crest inside as shown in a link below featuring Cliff Crumpton head of finance.





Any idea what the golden bottle denotes? I believe it is to do with magic though the official explaination is
"Gilded objects were a popular choice for goldsmiths' signs, denoting luxury and wealth"

In the below link you can see the double headed eagle, the pic was too big too add.
ww1.prweb.com...

It is apparently

Part of the Hoare family coat of arms since the early 1700s. The sculpture sits at the end of the ground floor corridor of 37 Fleet Street and was created by Jonathan Kenworthy.

www.hoaresbank.co.uk...

EDIT just reading their history, this bit is interesting

Sir Richard Hoare (1st Kt), 1713

The bank's founder, a prominent local citizen, was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1712. On top of his framed portrait sits the City of London's coat of arms.

Two of Sir Richard's descendents have also served as Lord Mayor; Sir Richard Hoare (2nd Kt) in 1745-46, and Sir Frederick Alfred Hoare in 1961-62.

Coutts

The most elitist bank I know of in the UK, their first branch outside of London was in Eton
New logo


Old logo

again we see this 3 crowns

Dunbar Bank

Another eagle


Halifax

Is it really a cross or above and below pyramids?


HSBC

A logo containing 6 pyramids


Lloyds
A black horse, the symbology of which is Mystery, death, night, secret, messenger of esoteric knowledge



Natwest

A recycle logo, though it kind of reminds me of the snake eating its tail, I forget the name of that.
On wikipedia it says it is said either to symbolise circulation of money in the financial system or the bank's three constituents.

Perhaps it symbolises money laundering?



Standard Chartered

Here's a few more of the major banks from my city:

The Royal Bank of Canada

Note how these banks are transnational. Helps paint the picture to realize this


Scotia Bank

This one, someone once said, looks like an "S" for serpent/snake along with a reptilian eye

Peace Hills Trust

This is an evil lending company, it's not a bank. Their plan is to bankrupt Native American communities. But notice how the two "teepee's" could also resemble a smaller and bigger pyramid..

Bank of Montreal / BMO (bee-mo)

And this one just takes the cake. You have the number "13" as well as owl symbolism


[edit]: Sorry - I'm unable to upload photos so I was left with external links.

edit on 2-7-2012 by BoyMeetsWorldATS because: few errors