Welcome back to our mini series looking at the history of the Arsenal crest.
The club's decision to design a new crest in 2002 was two-fold. Firstly, as the Victoria Concordia Crescit read more crest incorporated many separate elements introduced over a number of years, there was uncertainty surrounding its exact origin. As a result the Club was unable to copyright the crest. Secondly, it had always been one of the Club’s primary objectives to embrace the future and move forward. With the Emirates Stadium on the horizon and the Gunners going from strength to strength, the Club believed it was the right time to change the crest.
Our current crest is a stripped back design incorporating the single, thin cannon that was developed from our original three cannon motif. The word 'Arsenal' lost its Gothic typeface and now features in bold along the top of the crest.
The badge is a global symbol of the club and as such has been kept to a miminal, featuring the key symbology of the club and, of course, our red and white colour scheme.
The shirt for the 2011/12 season featured a special 125th anniversary crest design combining the graphic of the first Club crest with the current version.
The celebratory design features 15 laurel leaves to the left side of the Club's crest to reflect the detail on the reverse of the six pence pieces paid by 15 men to establish the Club - the laurel leaves also represent strength.
The 15 oak leaves to the right of the crest acknowledge the founders who would meet in the local Royal Oak pub. Underneath the crest is one of the first recorded mottos related to the armament and battle 'Forward' with the anniversary dates of 1886 and 2011 either side of the heart of the shirt.
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