Emprunt Franccedilais 5 percent 1920 - Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Limited – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Emprunt Franccedilais 5 percent 1920 - Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Limited. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Emprunt Franccedilais 5 percent 1920 - Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Limited
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Marianne, the female emblem of the French Republic, stands beside Uncle Sam in this 1920 color lithograph, which urges investors to subscribe to a French government loan. The pairing signals how much postwar reconstruction depended on American and British money. The poster is signed by L. Jonas and was issued under the name of Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Limited, a bank with overseas business. France emerged from the First World War with devastated northern provinces and heavy debts, and loans like this one were meant to pay for rebuilding. The design presents financing as a shared cause between allies.
| Created / published | 1920 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 79 x 124 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: 5 percent French Loan 1920 - Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Limited. Signed: L. Jonas. Purchase 1986. Promotional goal: Fr. J8. 1920//Fr. J1. 1920. Item is no. 42 142 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. AAR//AEE · Stenberg Vladimir Avgustovich 1899- artist. |
| Subjects | Marianne (French emblem)--1920. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1920. War relief--France--1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--France. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,773 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1799_Emprunt_Franccedilais_5_1920 |
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