Banana Label

Year of Issue: 

2026

Country: 

  • Philippines

Material: 

  • Paper

Colors: 

  • White, Brown, Red, Yellow

Shape: 

  • Oval: Vertical, flat sides

Width: 

25

Height: 

33

Motif: 

  • 4 Bananas, Slogan

Text on Label: 

闽农 / Fujian Agriculture
招财进宝 / Attracting wealth and treasures
Premium Bananas
Product of the Philippines

Catalog Entry: 

Author: 

junkman

Post date: 

Nov 2026

Last modified: 

Nov 2026

Comments

I have moved this label from

Submitted by michael on

I have moved this label from the catalog entry "168", although the design is indeed identical. However, the Chinese characters 闽农 translate to "Fujian Agriculture", so I have reassigned it to that entry. I have also added both labels with the identical design to the TWINS list.

招财进宝 (Zhāo Cái Jìn Bǎo) is a

Submitted by michael on

招财进宝 (Zhāo Cái Jìn Bǎo) is a traditional Chinese saying. It means something like “May you become rich and lucky!”. It is often used during Chinese New Year to wish people good luck and wealth. So the label is not really advertising the bananas, but wishing the buyer good luck and lots of money!

I find that quite funny. While European banana labels promise “Premium Quality” or “Fresh Bananas”, Chinese labels simply wish you a lot of money!