Banque Franccedilaise pour le commerce et lindustrie. Souscrivez aacute lEmprunt de la Libeacuteration et la victoire est aacute nous – Historic Reproduction
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Banque Franccedilaise pour le commerce et lindustrie. Souscrivez aacute lEmprunt de la Libeacuteration et la victoire est aacute nous
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Marianne, the national emblem of France, leads this 1918 lithograph urging readers to subscribe to the Emprunt de la Libération, the Liberation Loan, through the Banque française pour le commerce et l'industrie. The French government sold such war bonds to ordinary citizens to finance the final year of fighting, and posters like this one tied buying a bond to patriotic duty. Signed by the illustrator William Malherbe, the design shows the Marianne figure alongside French soldiers, which is why the poster is often studied as an example of how wartime finance was sold to the public.
| Created / published | 1918 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 120 x 80 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Banque Franccedilaise for commerce and industry. Subscribe to the Liberation Loan and victory is ours. Signed: William Malherbe 1918. Promotional goal: Fr. J8. 1918. Item is no. 53 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. AAR · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Marianne (French emblem)--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Military personnel--French. War bonds & funds--France--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 2,789 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1253_Banque_Franccedilaise_p_1918 |
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