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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
The Posters That Went to War · Kriegsanleihe
Die Beste Sparkasse: Kriegsanleihe!
Louis Oppenheim (1879-1936) · German War Loan, 1917, 1917
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A colour lithograph Louis Oppenheim designed for the German war loan in 1917, 59 by 44 cm, from the Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, now at the Library of Congress.
Why it matters
The text reads, in English, the best savings bank: the war loan. Collectors know the sheet for Oppenheim's lettering.
What to notice
A hand holds out a soldier's helmet while money falls into it.
A helmet held out like a collection plate.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- Louis Oppenheim (1879-1936)
- Campaign
- Liberty Loans
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- German War Loan, 1917, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Commons licence re-read 2026-11-02: Public domain (PD-Layout, PD-US-expired-text, PD-old-X-expired).
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