“The Guinness logo is an accurate depiction of the real Brian Boru harp, but the harp on the Euro is a mirror image. This is because Guinness copyrighted the logo.”
Mmmmm…. the coat of arms of the Republic of Eire, the great seal of the Irish Free State, the Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom and the flag of Leinster all show the harp in the same fashion as the Euro coin. That “copyrighted harp” thing looks more like a publicity gimmick by Guiness to me. By the way, that harp is a beautiful symbol."
Indeed. The harp on the Euro (and previous currencies used in Ireland such as the punt) is a representation of the harp of Brian Boru. The Guinness logo is actually reversed as they were not permitted to use it as their logo under Irish law. So they reversed the image of the harp so it would technically be a different image.
Mmmmm…. the coat of arms of the Republic of Eire, the great seal of the Irish Free State, the Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom and the flag of Leinster all show the harp in the same fashion as the Euro coin. That “copyrighted harp” thing looks more like a publicity gimmick by Guiness to me. By the way, that harp is a beautiful symbol."
Indeed. The harp on the Euro (and previous currencies used in Ireland such as the punt) is a representation of the harp of Brian Boru. The Guinness logo is actually reversed as they were not permitted to use it as their logo under Irish law. So they reversed the image of the harp so it would technically be a different image.