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pabilities. CIA The venerable bank39。s 39。spread eagle39。 emblem dates from the late 17th century when John Freame, one of the forefathers of the institution, hung a sign outside his business in London39。s Lombard Street depicting the bird of prey, which symbolizes strength and farsightedness. In those days most people were illiterate, so pictures were often used on signs instead of text. A snake chowing down on a human isn39。t exactly the sort of thing you39。d expect to see on a car manufacturer39。s logo. Alfa Romeo39。s bizarre logo, which was created in 1910, depicts the maneating Biscone serpent as well as a red cross, heraldic symbols strongly associated with the Italian city of Milan, where the car firm was founded. Romeo The world39。s nNo. 1 online encyclopedia has a suitably smart logo: The jigsaw pieces that make up the unfinished globe each feature characters from different writing systems such as the Greek omega and the Latin W. The globe represents Wikipedia39。s multilingual character and its huge global reach. You might need to speak a bit of Spanish to work this one out. The primary colors symbol represents the shutter of a camera – that part39。s pretty obvious. But if you look more closely you39。ll notice the outline of a house. House is 39。casa39。 in Spanish, so the logo is a subtle nod to the picture site39。s name. The Japanese corporation makes everything from motorcycles to electronics these days, but Yamaha was established in 1887 as the Nippon Gakki Company, a piano and an reed manufacturer. Hence the logo, which features three piano tuning forks. The forks represent strong technology, production and sales. Established in 1831, the prestigious fashion house started out in Paris as a riding harnessmaker and didn39。t sell the handbags, scarves and ties it is now famous for until