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Description: | Concept: allegory, civilian effort, historical reference, inter-war, war loans / savings Description: whole: the image occupies the majority of the poster surface, with the title and text positioned across the top. Further text is placed along the bottom. image: a pair of scales set above a river, with an ancient Gallic warrior standing in one pan. French civilians on the bank above throw bags of money into the ajoining pan, which is shaped like a Phrygian cap. text: Pour hausser la VALEUR DU FRANC et abaisser ainsi la PRIX DE LA VIE SOUSCRIVEZ A L'EMPRUNT LJonas BANQUE FRANÇAISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE 17, Rue Scribe, PARIS, IX.e IMPRIMERIES JOSEPH-CHARLES, PARIS AVENIR-PUBICITÉ_PARIS [To raise the value of the franc and so lower the cost of living subscribe to the loan. French Bank for Commerce and Industry] Object: pair of scales, coin, hat | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Jonas, Lucien Printer: Imprimerie Joseph Charles, Paris Publisher/Sponsor: Banque Française Associated Person: Vercingetorix | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2714... | Go to resource |
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