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whole: the image occupies the centre, held within a circular black border and set against a white background. The text is
separate, set against a red background, and positioned in the upper third, in white outlined black, and lower right and lower left, in
black. Further text is separate and positioned in a text box in the lower quarter, in black against a white background and held within a
narrow black border.
image: St George rides on horseback over a dragon. He holds a sword in his right hand, and wears only a cloak and helmet.
text: [Cantonese text]
[War Bond Tickets. Five Hong Kong dollars each. To be drawn in Hong Kong. Organised by the Society of St. George. Winners will be paid as
follows if five hundred thousand dollars are raised through the sale of the War Bond Tickets: First-prize winner: 187,500 dollars. Second-
prize winner: 56,250 dollars. Third-prize winner: 37,500 dollars. There will also be 100 consolation prizes with their worth totalling
93,750 dollars.125,000 dollars will be allocated to war relief funds. Tickets are sold at all banks, all our branches and all major shops.
Printed by the Hong Kong South China Morning Post.]
Uses same image as PST 12269. A poster with a similar design and image but with English text was also produced (see
PST 12271).
Optimised Image
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Allegory Animals Hong Kong Stephen WW1 Hong Kong Home Front Hong Kong 1914-1918 equestrian empire / commonwealth Weapons Society of St George St George Charities Home Front First World War war loans / savings | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | South China Morning Post Ltd, Hong Kong | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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