RARE & COLLECTBLE VINTAGE STANDARD BANK LOGO - COAT-OF-ARMS EMBROIDERED POCKET BADGE FROM 1955.

RARE & COLLECTBLE VINTAGE STANDARD BANK LOGO - COAT-OF-ARMS EMBROIDERED POCKET BADGE FROM 1955.

This was the official Logo of Standard Bank since 1955 - the history as follows:

The Blazon of the Coat-of-Arms are:

-  The Arms:
     Azure, flying from a staff proper in a bend a standard with cords & tassels.
-  The Crest:
     On a wreath of the colours a three masted sailing ship of the nineteenth century in full sail with the sails in       blue, the foresail, mainsail & mizzen sail each charged with a bezant, with flags flying to the left.                           On each side is a male antelope properly collard & resting the interior of the hind legs upon a bezant.
-  The Motto:
    "PRODEANT VEXILLA" - was adapted from a famous Latin hymn, which means;

     "Let the Standards go forward".
-  About the Arms:
     An official explanation of the arms states that:
*   The Standard Banks coat-of-arms is designed to speak primarily of Africa.
*   The standard represents the name of the Bank.
*   The ship with Golden Bezants refers to the Bank's banking for trade and commerce with an allusion to               Bank's birthplace, Port Elizabeth in 1863, which incorporates such a ship in its Arms.
*   The supporters are heraldic male antelopes, an animal common to all parts of Africa, with Golden Bezants         for banking.

The most striking aspect of the arms is the single charge on the shield, blazoned here as a standard but in fact, in the normal usage of heraldry called a banner. This clearly alludes to the banks name.

This very rare and collectable badge was never attached to a jacket/blazer.

Very good condition - see photos.