http://www.nationalfinder.com/heraldry/brit-1.jpg

Pretty neat, eh? What do you think?

I especially like the use of palm trees as supporters. I can’t tell what that gold band across the chief is, I think, but I’m not 100% sure, that it may be the name of the bank in Arabic?

Compare the lower part of the shield to the inestucheon on the Kuwaiti state arms.

Regards,

MohamedHossam wrote:

http://www.nationalfinder.com/heraldry/brit-1.jpg

Pretty neat, eh? What do you think?

 

I especially like the use of palm trees as supporters. I can’t tell what that gold band across the chief is, I think, but I’m not 100% sure, that it may be the name of the bank in Arabic?

 

Compare the lower part of the shield to the inestucheon on the Kuwaiti state arms.

 

Regards,

Mohamed you are quite right the "gold band" in the chief is the Bank’s name in Arabic. From the Book Civic and Corporate Heraldry by Geoffrey Briggs, Heraldry Today 1971 the blason says:

Or, on water barry wavy in base proper, an Arab dhow also proper; on a chief azure, in Kufic Arabic the words "British Bank of the Middle East" enarched gold.

Supporters on other side a date palm proper fructed Or.

Motto: Fiducia et Fides = In Faith and Trust, this is also the Motto of the Royal Army Pay Corps.

The Bank was granted its arms by the College of Arms 20 june 1957.