Anyone Recognize This Logo?

It's distinctive enough that I'd thought it would be a slam dunk, but no luck finding it.

There's metropolitan insurance and metropolitan real estate, but I can't find a matching logo. Then again, it could just refer to the metropolitan office of some other named company.

It's gold filled. Maker's mark appears to be a simple "R" though I've been unable to figure that out either! I did a reverse image search for the logo and did some digging, but I must suck at researching...lol.

It's surely not a bank-buster, but some people love to buy insurance or other logo'd collectibles, so I'd like to know who to ascribe this to before listing.

Thanks for any help.

 

Can't help with the mark except to say I thought at first it was an "N." Could it possibly be a stylized mark for "N R" joined together.

I am curious about that "blemish" in the finish underneath and between the final "S" of "Sales" and the "C" of "Office" with the small "v" inside the rim -- do you think that might have been where something has fallen off or been taken off which would have denoted the year it was the "sales office of the year"? Just curious.

 

I can't help you on "Metropolitan"; however, believe the medal is of Copernicus because of the sun and rays. Corpernicus is usually portrayed holding a armillary sphere. On this round he appears to be holding a torch and something else.

--- Susan

 

Interesting thought on the possibility of N R. Gives me something else to try at least.

As for the blemish, I don't see evidence of there having been something there - I think they applied something to make it appear aged (or just different) as there are other areas, albeit much smaller, that have that different shade to them.

Thank you for your thoughts.

 

Thank you Susan, that gives me another search term I can use to look for it!

 

I don't think it is a logo per se

It may just be a stock image for "office of the year"

It looks pretty recent style wise

 

It's a nice pin. I agree with Terry's assessment of it being a stock image.

 

Interesting thoughts! The generic "office of the year" logo hadn't occurred to me.

Guess I'll just throw it in a lot with some other pins.

Thanks for the ideas everyone!

 

I can't tell for sure, but was wondering whether the torch is a stylized caduceus. Here's a blog entry from the Library of Congress about the symbolism, and also points out the difference between the caduceus and the rod (or staff) of Aesculapius:

http://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2013/05/serpents-torches/

It's an interesting read, and not very long.

 

Lapel pin so must have been a "male" sales force. My initial reaction was Metropolitan Ins from the 1950s. Just a real WAG.

 

Me too -- I thought of Metropolitan Life Ins -- you might remember the ads with Charlie Brown -- "Get Met. It pays." Couldn't find anything with a quick google other than Met Life does award their sales offices.

 

The central image has an Art Deco look. Reminds me of the brass embossed lobby decorations in big NY office buildings of that era.

 

Interesting article, Fig! This explains the symbolism of the torch and the 2 serpents facing **outwards** that this figure, Copernicus, is holding. Most of us would think it was a caduceus; however, the serpents on a caduceus face ** inward **. According to the article on the LOC website, this symbol represents the spreading of knowledge, the library' purpose - the torch is knowledge and the outward facing serpants is the spreading out of knowledge. According to the page this symbol is on the Adams Building of the Library of Congress, LOC, that was built in the late 1920s.

--- Susan

 

I fail to see serpents in the OP's piece