Editing Pelican (section)

==== Commercial and nonprofit organizations ====
[[File:Gunther Wagner coat of arms.png|thumb|First logo of the German [[stationery]] company, [[Pelikan]]. Inspired by the [[coat of arms]] of its former owner Günther Wagner.<ref name=":7" /> ]]
The pelican has also been used as a corporate emblem. The logo of the renowned German [[stationery]] company [[Pelikan]] was inspired by the family coat of arms of [[Günther Wagner]], the company's former owner.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The Brand Pelikan |url=https://www.pelikan.com/int/brand/the-brand-pelikan.html |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Pelikan |language=en-gb}}</ref> He based the trademark on the heraldic image from his [[coat of arms]], originally depicting a pelican feeding three chicks in a nest—later changed to four after the birth of his fourth child.<ref name=":1" /> While Wagner modified the original shield shape,<ref name=":1" /> the nurturing pelican motif remained central to the brand's visual identity.

Commercially, the pelican has been adopted as a corporate symbol in banking, publishing, and healthcare. A white pelican logo is used by the Portuguese bank [[Montepio Geral]],<ref name="montepio">{{cite web |title=Montepio institutional |url=http://www.montepio.pt/SitePublico/pt_PT/institucional.page? |access-date=29 June 2012 |work=Montepio Bank website |publisher=Montepio |language=pt}}</ref>  The name and image were also employed by [[Pelican Books]], an [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] of nonfiction titles published by [[Penguin Books]].<ref name="OED" /> In the context of blood donation, where the pelican's symbolism of self-giving is especially resonant, the [[Irish Blood Transfusion Service]] features a pelican in its logo and operated for many years from Pelican House in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Irish Blood Transfusion Service |url=http://www.giveblood.ie/ |access-date=13 June 2012 |publisher=IBTS}}</ref> Similarly, [[Sanquin]], the nonprofit organization responsible for blood supply in the [[Netherlands]], uses a stylized pelican in its logo, continuing this humanitarian association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Story of Sanquin |url=https://www.sanquin.nl/en/about-sanquin/the-story-of-sanquin |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.sanquin.nl/ |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Flag of Louisiana.svg|thumb|[[Flag of Louisiana|Flag of the US state of Louisiana]]|left]][[File:Albanien2.jpg|thumb|Pelican on the Albanian 1 [[Albanian lek|lek]] coin.|left]]