| Description of Mark | The mark consists of The mark is a horizontally oriented cigar band with a large, symmetrical central medallion and two side wings that extend left and right as strap tabs. The overall band height is uniform across the straps; the central medallion rises above and drops below that height. The medallion is a shield-shaped cartouche with a rounded top and a pointed bottom. It carries a triple border: an inner thin light line, a middle thick dark line, and an outer rope/chevron braid rendered as short diagonal dashes that alternate direction to suggest a plaited edge. The pointed bottom of the shield aligns on center and extends about one-fifth of the medallion height below the strap line. Centered at the top of the medallion sits an ornate (squid) figure integrated into a carved ornamental frame. The head is shaped like a bishop's mitre (tall, tapering triangle with outwardly flared lower corners). The mitre contains an oval-shaped opening outlined in black with a vertical ornamental symbol centered within it. The symbol consists of a sun with 12 sun rays at the top, a crescent moon in the middle, and a star at the bottom. Flanking the head on both sides are mirrored laurel/leaf clusters contained within an oval frame. From beneath the head emerge ten tentacles, five to each side, drawn with engraved line work and tapering ends; the upper tentacles coil outward and back into the surrounding scrollwork, while the lower tentacles descend over the top of the central shield. Small highlights along the tentacles imply suckers without fully outlining them. The squid and surrounding foliage sit within a beaded/scalloped inner halo that tracks the medallion's top curve. Within the central shield panel, on a flat dark field, appears the literal element "Squid" in large, highly stylized blackletter/Fraktur capitals and lowercase: · The "S" is tall and dominant, with a thick main spine, pointed serifs, and an inward curling terminal at the lower left; small white filigree curls sit inside its counters. · The "q" has a compact bowl and a long descender that curves leftward before tapering to a point. · The "u" is narrow with sharp wedge serifs at top. · The "i" shows a small diamond-like tittle above a vertical stroke. · The "D" is a final cap with a vertical left stem and a broad curved bowl; both vertical and bowl carry white inlay flourishes-small scrolls and teardrop motifs-set into the letter strokes. Letter strokes are heavy with acute, pointed terminals; inner negative spaces are high-contrast and crisp. The word is horizontally centered, its baseline just above the shield's lower point; no additional words appear inside the central shield. At each side of the medallion are mirrored ornamental wings that overlap the strap tabs. Each wing is a layered acanthus/scroll composition: a large C-scroll at the base, smaller S-scrolls nested inside, and leaf lobes that terminate in pointed tips. The wing groups are enclosed by a beaded scallop border (small dots following a wavy contour) and are shaded with alternating light and dark panels to give relief depth. Near the outer edge of each wing is a small circular boss (a dark roundel with a light ring). The strap tabs to left and right are rectilinear and carry horizontal banding: from top to bottom, a thin light line, a narrow dark band, a medium gray band, a wide dark band at center, then the sequence mirrors downward. Along the very top and bottom edges of the straps runs a repeating ticket-perforation motif-a line of small light rectangles separated by tiny dark gaps. On the right strap, set within a narrow framed panel just outside the right wing, the phrase "By Tinta Negra" appears stacked in two lines beneath the word "By": "Tinta" on the first line and "Negra" on the second. These words are in a smaller ornate Gothic style consistent with the main word, with sharp serifs and slight internal white flourishes. The left strap carries symmetrical banding but no text. |
