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Our Logo | Our Identity

Symbols that carry a kingdom's story

A logo is a displayed symbol of character and purpose. For OFUSA, that story lives in the Manilla Tree, the fourteen golden stars, the green field, the blue waters, and the boat.

Our Logo | Our Identity

Our Heritage. Our Identity. Our Future.

A logo is a displayed symbol or sign that expresses an organization's character and/or purpose and therefore makes it easy for others to recognize and remember the organization. For the Opobo Foundation, USA, these symbols are:

  • The Manilla Tree
  • The 14 Golden Stars
  • The Green Background
  • The Blue Waters
  • The Boat

The Manilla Tree

A relic of ancient glory. An ensign of the rich and free.

  • The manilla tree became the symbol of Opobo as a City State in 1870 and has remained so to this day.
  • These cast iron tree-like objects, in various sizes and heights, were used to display the 'manilla-money', the currency historically used for buying and selling.
  • The more 'trees' a family displayed, the more wealth, and consequently the more respect, they garnered.
  • Traders and merchants across the coast came to know Opobo as a people of means, making the Kingdom an economic force to reckon with.
  • Oral history recalls men buying wrappers and jewelry for their wives with manilla, and women later using those goods for bartering. That gave rise to the saying that a woman's wealth is in her box.