The Barcelona It is one of the largest clubs in Spain and on planet earth. With more than 120 years of history, the culé team has been in the international sport scene since its creation.
Its shield is recognized in almost any corner of the world. And speaking of him, what does it mean the symbology of it? It should be noted that the current design is current since 2002. Courtesy of designer Claret Serrahima. He took it upon himself to simplify the details of the anterior shield, approached the azulgrana colors wearing the team on the shirt and updated the ball.
Serrahima opted for more stylized lines, deleted the dots that separated the initials of the club, shortened the name and reduced the number of tips. It should be said that this shield presents some simpler lines, which facilitate its reproduction in all the formats of the entity’s corporate identity.
This is the tenth different design that has had the Barcelona shield, since its creation in 1899, In 2018, Josep María Bartomeu tried to carryto carry out a new remodel, but in the end did not prosper The initiative.
The red cross with white background in the upper left is the Cross of Sant Jordi, pattern of the city of Barcelona. In the upper left we see motifs yellow and red representing the Senyera, the flag of Catalonia. To finish the ideal ‘triptych’, at the bottom of the emblem there is a Barça bar succession in honor of the club dress.
Some colors that They are based on those of Basel. The creator of the club, Joan gamper, was of Swiss origin and supporter of your country’s club. In fact, the current Basel outfit is also blue and red. We already know which one is the original and which took her as a model.
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