There are so many logos with crowns

From luxury and designer brands through to food and beverage, logos with crowns are certainly one of the most commonly used symbols in logo design.

You don’t have to look too far to see just how many logos contain crowns so for this blog I thought I would give you a rundown showing some of my favourites.

In no particular order, here are some logos with crowns.

Alfa Romeo. This crown is so small you may never have even noticed it. The logo also features a man being eaten by a snake. The design has been through nine changes since it was launched in 1910.

Canada Dry. This is a beverage brand that uses a crown logo due to royal patronage. However the original logo showed a beaver over the map of Canada.

Corona Beer. The name and logo inspiration was from a statue of the Virgin Mary wearing a crown. Corona is the world ‘crown’ in Spanish.

Hallmark. Founded by Joyce Clyde Hall, the company today is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the world. In 1911 Joyce Hall, along with his brother Rolly, established a company that first sold postcards and a few years later began to produce them itself.

In 1925 the company was renamed from Hall Brothers to Hallmark, and the brand began to place its logo on the back of each postcard. Only small tweaks have been made to this design since 1952. The crown looks like a wax seal, which gels with its greetings cards and envelopes.

In 1994, the company acquired the Forever Friends brand, and with it the famous bear, which began to appear not only on postcards but also as a soft toy.

KLM. KLM’s current logo was last updated back in 1991 and it was a future proof design which still works in today’s digital world.

Moët & Chandon. The logo was updated in 2006, and retained a symbol that communicates the champagne maker’s history and luxury status.

Rolex. A crown logo feels appropriate for a luxury watchmaker and works so well on its watch faces. Rolex‘s original tagline was ‘a Crown for Every Achievement.’

Royal Canin. French vet Jean Cathary adopted a regal name as a statement of intent when he launched the company in the late 1960s. The logo we see today was designed in the mid-1980s. 

Royal Mail. The current Royal Mail logo was created in 1989 and shows realistic illustration of a crown complete with gradient.

Scania. Crowns and lions are two of the most common symbols in logo designs and Scania manages to combine both. The creature is a mythical griffin which is a symbol of strength and speed.

Starbucks. A mermaid is depicted in the Starbucks logo and named after a character in Moby-Dick. The logo was redesigned 1987 with further changes in 1992 and 2011. The crown is to help identify the mermaid.

Can you think of any other logos that feature a crown?