Crest
PAOK's first emblem, adopted in 1926, was a four-leaved clover and a horseshoe. The leaves were green with the letters PAOK marked on each of them, a symbol devised by Kostas Koemtzopoulos (president of Pera Club). In 1929, PAOK changed its emblem to the double-headed eagle (Greek: Δικέφαλος Αετός). The emblem, like that of AEK Athens F.C., symbolizes the club's historical links to Constantinople (Byzantine Empire),from where most of PAOK's original members and supporters migrated. The eagle depicted in PAOK's crest has always been displayed with wings folded, signifying mourning for lost homelands.
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His leather skin and horns to wear.
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