Precirctez vos billets de banque agrave la France. Prenez des bons de la deacutefense nationale – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures Precirctez vos billets de banque agrave la France. Prenez des bons de la deacutefense nationale in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Precirctez vos billets de banque agrave la France. Prenez des bons de la deacutefense nationale
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Here the appeal rests on a simple pairing of banknotes and a steel helmet, both aimed at the same goal in this 1918 color lithograph. The slogan urges readers to send their money to France and to take up national defense bonds, the short-term government notes the French state sold to pay for the war. By 1918 the fighting had strained the treasury, so private savings were presented as a civic duty alongside the sacrifice of the soldier. The poster is signed by the artist W. Skolimowski.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 54 x 36 cm. |
| Notes | Title devised and translated by Library staff. Promotional goal: Iran. H12. 1980 (liberal politician). · Skolimowski W. artist. |
| Subjects | Bank notes--1910-1920. Helmets--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--France. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,790 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 271_Precirctez_vos_billets_1918 |
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