BBVA

Banco de Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, also known as in its current form is a Spanish financial institution founded in 1999 by the merger of two major banks: the BBV (formerly Banco de Bilbao and Banco de Vizcaya) and Argentaria.
==Banco de Bilbao==
===1857–1981===
The first logo of the bank was the letters "BB" in extravagant serif typeface surrounded by a circle and below, the name "BANCO DE BILBAO" in Roman typeface in black.
Banco de Bilbao logo.png|Alternate logo
===1981–1988===
Then the logo was modified by moving the isotype to the right of the text and the latter surrounded by a blue rectangle and the blue logo.
==Banco Bilbao Vizcaya (BBV)==
:See also: Banco de Vizcaya
===1988===
After the merger with the Vizcaya bank, it became BBV (acronym for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya) and the first logo consisted of the letters "BILBAO-VIZCAYA. BBV" in Futura Condensed typeface with a dot in the script, all colored White on a blue background.
===1989–2000===
On January 1, 1989, BBV unveiled their definitive brand.La Vanguardia - Logotipo para un nuevo banco
This logo consisted of the letters "BBV" in a characteristic typeface and below, an arc formed by four stars enclosed in a blue square and below, the name "BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA" with the same typeface and blue color.
==Banco de Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)==
:See also: Argentaria
===2000–2019===
After merging with Argentaria, the square, the four arc-shaped stars and the full name is permanently removed, leaving the acronym now as "BBVA" in blue and with slightly modified typography.
===2019–present===
On the 24th April 2019, BBVA unveiled a new logoBBVA - BBVA unifica su marca en todo el mundo y cambia su logo. This new logo consists of the acronym "BBVA" in a new typeface with the "V" and the "A" in the form of an arrow pointing down and up.
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