Banco is an inclined titling

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in 1951.

History

Like Excoffon's prior fonts Mistral and Choc, Banco was designed to be eye-catching, with what designer

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called an "outspoken flair." The font was considered old-fashioned and unappealing by designers of the time, and after launch it was primarily used by small businesses in

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. The font's popularity was renewed when it appeared on the cover of

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's 1974 album '' Natty Dread'', and subsequently on many other

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records. The

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ing magazine ''

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'', which was heavily influenced by reggae and dub culture, adopted it for its 1981 launch and later issues. It was used on the PK Ripper BMX, the tv series '' Darkwing Duck'' or the video game Shinobi Legions.https://www.mobygames.com/game/23073/shinobi-legions/screenshots/sega-saturn/197829/ While Excoffon did not design a lowercase alphabet for Banco, Phill Grimshaw and the ITC font foundry released a lighter-weight version of the font in 2000, which included lowercase letters. Banco was also translated into

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in 2000.

Corporate identity uses

* Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) - Korean television broadcasters logo in 1986–2005

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Corporate identity uses

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