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Description: | Ridgeway Knight
design: sepia reproduction of a painting by Ridgway Knight inset into the top half of the poster. The image shows an
elderly countryman, the epitome of thrift, seated at a table covered with piles of coins and an emptied wool sock. His wife stands next to
him and watches as he fills in his subscription form for the war loan.
text:(top) 3e EMPRUNT de la DÉFENSE NATIONALE (below image) LE BAS DE LAINE FRANÇAIS - COPYRIGHT (lower part) La NOUVELLE RENTE FRANÇAISE
émise au prix de 68fr.60 pour 4fr. de rente donne un REVENU RÉEL de 5.83%, est exempte d'impôt, reste à l'ABRI DE TOUTE CONVERSION PENDANT
25 ANS, offre la chance d'une PLUS-VALUE EN CAPITAL de 9.32% du versement quand le cours atteint 75fr., 16.61% du versement quand le cours
atteint 80fr., 31.19% du versement quand le cours atteint 90fr., 45.77% du versement quand le cours atteint 100fr. (Le
Pair)
translation: 3rd National War Loan. (image title) The French woolen stocking [place to keep savings]. The rest of the text gives details of
the returns to be expected from investing in the war loan. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | war loans / savings civilian effort | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Knight, Ridgway | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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