The cover reproduces the outline of the eagle from the red shield,
the coat of arms of the city of Frankfurt, Germany, adapted by
Mayer Amschel Bauer (1744-1812) who changed his name from
Bauer to Rothschild ("Red Shield"). Rothschild added five golden
arrows held in the eagle’s talons, signifying his five sons who
operated the five banking houses of the international House of
Rothschild: Frankfurt, London, Paris, Vienna, and Naples.
the coat of arms of the city of Frankfurt, Germany, adapted by
Mayer Amschel Bauer (1744-1812) who changed his name from
Bauer to Rothschild ("Red Shield"). Rothschild added five golden
arrows held in the eagle’s talons, signifying his five sons who
operated the five banking houses of the international House of
Rothschild: Frankfurt, London, Paris, Vienna, and Naples.