Why does Barclays Bank have an Eagle as a symbol, not unlike the Federal Reserve Bank

It does confuse rather darlingk I thought I was in the history section of Nazi German in the museum the other week and I had walked into my local Barclays bank and they fleeced a load of charges from me for just entering.

There could be a connection those places are the ones who hold people to ransome.
I went in my local Barclay is to open an ISA as described in the leaflet in the foyer I was already a customer but I had to make an appointment. The manager tried to tell me that the TAX free account was no longer available, and tried to stick me into another. I refused and opened an ISA elsewhere.

I worked for Barclay is Bank in Manhattan...worst job I ever had...th with the eagle...phooey place to work.....

And it does not stop there. Albania, Armenia, Austria, Czech Republic - & that is just the countries up to 'C'. Loads of football teams use it too.

The best info I found was in Wikipedia is article 'Eagles in Heraldry', which states: ''The eagle symbolized strength, courage, farsightedness & immortality. It is considered to be the king of the air & the messenger of the highest Gods. Mythologically, it is connected by the Greeks with the God Zeus, by the Romans with Jupiter, & by the Germanic tribes with Odin.''

Why Barclays Bank use it as their corporate logo is lost on me though. Their website does not seem to mention it, so I am interested to see whether anyone knows.

In the meantime, have a star.

It appears to be older than the fed bank. According to Barclay is historical material, it was the sign over the shop where they first set up business in the18th century..

The eagle was not a symbol of the Nazi party but of Germany and was used by the German nation before th Nazi is came to power.

You forgot Napoleon.

No idea.

He go chop the dollar?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=f1nKR3gYRY8&feature=related

Cause eagles rock.