Aftermath of GTA V Announcement: Logo meaning and rumors

Auto V. So now that you've gotten past the shock and sucked an IV bag dry, what's there to talk about? Plenty.

V Dissection

First let's look at the logo itself. Quite a change from the standard Roman numerals we are used to for GTA III and IV. The V has curves where the main parts of the V meet the serifs. There are 2 layers of strokes around the V (white and black, grey is entire GTA V logo) and a solid black inner shadow. The fill of the V goes from grey at the top left to green at the bottom right with a fishnet pattern. Very fancy and reminiscent of something older and business-like.

The banner across the V features the word FIVE in Federal typeface, essentially what is seen on United States currency. A very similar style of V and banner is seen on a 1907 $5 Bill: