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The Britannia in the first quarter represents the fact that it’s a British bank, with HQ in London; the second quarter shows an Indian elephant, the third a fleece representing the sheep’s wool industry of Australia, and the fourth a Chinese junk. All 3 countries in the bank’s title are thus represented. The boat also symbolises the sea trade which Standard Chartered financed as its core business.   
The Britannia in the first quarter represents the fact that it’s a British bank, with HQ in London; the second quarter shows an Indian elephant, the third a fleece representing the sheep’s wool industry of Australia, and the fourth a Chinese junk. All 3 countries in the bank’s title are thus represented. The boat also symbolises the sea trade which Standard Chartered financed as its core business.   


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{{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Image obtained from Rae Larson, background by Jackie Rolf
 
'''[[Literature]]''': Image obtained from Rae Larson, background by Jackie Rolf


[[Category:Corporate heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Corporate heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Granted 1959]]
[[Category:Granted 1959]]
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