Gold zerschlaumlcht Eisen. Bringt eurer Gold zur Goldankaufstelle / Jul Diez. – 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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This rare vintage poster captures Gold zerschlaumlcht Eisen. Bringt eurer Gold zur Goldankaufstelle / Jul Diez. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Gold zerschlaumlcht Eisen. Bringt eurer Gold zur Goldankaufstelle / Jul Diez.
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A German wartime poster from 1916 sets a dove, a common symbol of peace, beside a call to fund the war. Its title, *Gold zerschlägt Eisen* ("Gold Smashes Iron"), urges citizens to bring their gold to purchasing offices, where it was exchanged for paper money to help finance the fighting. The campaign echoed an older Prussian tradition, from the Napoleonic era, of giving up gold for iron jewelry as a patriotic sacrifice. The pairing of a peace symbol with a plea for personal valuables is the detail worth noticing here.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 46 x 34 cm. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Germany. Peace--1910-1920. Doves--1910-1920. Gold--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,000 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 717_Gold_zerschlaumlcht_Eis_1916 |
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