"What better way to make a logo for the Bank of Justin than to pattern it after a coin", Justin thought. But come to think of it, the final result wasn't only patterned to a coin. It IS a coin!
For those who have been to Europe anytime in the past four years, you may easily determine the original coin just by its golden outer rim. Yes, it's a 1 Euro coin -- a 1 Euro coin from Portugal to be exact. All 1 Euro coins are bimetal, the outer ring being made of yellow nickelbrass and the inner circle or "pill" being made of a white copper-nickel alloy.
Here, we see the reverse side of the Portuguese coin. The golden ring features 12 stars that correspond to the 12 stars on the European Union flag - a symbol of perfection. The design on the silver inner circle, which used to be the Portuguese Coat of Arms, has now been replaced by Justin's embossed portrait.
To give the logo a nobler and more majestic look, golden laurel leaves were added on the left and on the right.
MCMXCVII (1997) represents the year that he started collecting (even if the idea of The Royal Numismatic Bank of Justin Ordoyo arose almost a decade later).
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