List of Griffins As Mascots and In Heraldry - Other Uses

Other Uses

  • Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia has announced their new roller coaster for 2007 will be The Griffon, designed by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard.
  • Midland Bank used a griffin as its symbol before it was subsumed into its HSBC parent company.
  • Norwegian Army 2nd Battalion has a griffin insignia
  • The Saab auto company features a profiled griffin head in it logo. Saab Aerospace built a fighter jet, the JAS 39 Gripen, meaning "griffin" in Swedish.
  • Sprecher Brewery features a heraldic black griffin in its logo. A cartoon griffin named Rooty appears on bottles of Sprecher Root Beer.
  • The Norwegian county of Troms and municipality of Bjarkøy have griffins in their coat-of-arms.
  • Vauxhall Motors of Luton, England, uses the griffin as its trademark.
  • The 367th Training Support Squadron unit patch is a Griffin holding a Globe and Torch.

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