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When you accidentally create the perfect piece of branding, you do not mess with the logo for four hundred years. The Athenian 'owl' tetradrachm was the ultimate reliable currency of the ancient Mediterranean world. Because merchants from Egypt to Babylon trusted its exact silver purity, the Athenians stubbornly refused to update the clunky, archaic owl design, knowing that changing the aesthetic would instantly crash international trade.
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