Aeon (AEON) is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that launched in June 2014 as a fork of Monero, designed as a lighter-weight alternative with mobile-friendly mining and faster synchronization.[1] The project describes itself as a private, secure, untraceable, decentralized digital currency built on the CryptoNote protocol.[2]
Design and History
Aeon’s visual identity is documented primarily through the open-source Cryptocurrency Icons collection, created by Christopher Downer and licensed under CC0.[3] The Aeon icon is also included in the Cryptocurrency Color icon library, which preserves the original brand colors in SVG format.[4]
The AeonCoin logo has been available as a vector SVG download since at least January 2018 through logo repositories.[5] The project’s official website was historically hosted at aeon.cash, though the domain currently redirects.[6] The Aeon source code repository on GitHub, maintained under the aeonix organization, serves as the primary reference for the project’s identity and documentation.[2]
The icon’s appearance in community-maintained cryptocurrency icon sets represents the de facto visual identity used across exchanges, wallets, and block explorers.
Meaning and Symbolism
The Aeon project’s documented identity centers on its technical attributes rather than visual symbolism. The GitHub repository describes Aeon as private, secure, and untraceable, emphasizing ring signatures for transaction ambiguity and a 25-word mnemonic seed for wallet backup.[2] These documented characteristics describe the project’s function, not the logo’s visual meaning.
Claims about the meaning of specific shapes, gradients, or colors in the Aeon mark are not supported by official project documentation.
Typography and Design
The icon itself is distributed through open-source icon libraries, with the Cryptocurrency Icons collection by Christopher Downer being the most widely referenced source for the Aeon symbol.[3] The Cryptocurrency Color library provides a full-color version with brand colors embedded in the SVG file.[4]
Beyond these distribution channels, no official brand guidelines, typography specifications, or construction details for the Aeon logo have been published by the project.
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