vintage Poster Stamp Banco di Roma, Italian war bond subscriptions WWI /0625
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vintage Poster Stamp Banco di Roma, Italian war bond subscriptions WWI /0625. The design shows a heavily equipped soldier departing for war while a small child in a sailor-style outfit reaches toward him, set against a stark orange-red background. “BANCO DI ROMA” “PRESTITO NAZIONALE CONSOLIDATO 5%” (“National Consolidated Loan 5%”). Banco di Roma – Italy – Soldier & Child War Loan Poster Stamp – Prestito Nazionale Consolidato 5% Italian patriotic fundraising poster stamp issued for the “Prestito Nazionale Consolidato 5%” war loan campaign of Banco di Roma. The design shows a heavily equipped soldier departing for war while a small child in a sailor-style outfit reaches toward him, set against a stark orange-red background. The emotional composition combines sacrifice, family, and patriotic duty, using strong contrast and simplified forms characteristic of wartime propaganda graphics of the First World War period. “BANCO DI ROMA” “PRESTITO NAZIONALE CONSOLIDATO 5%” (“National Consolidated Loan 5%”) “.... PORTA IL TUO SALVADANAIO PERCHÉ PAPÀ RITORNI PRESTO VINCITORE” (“Bring your savings bank so that father may return soon as a victor”) “ARMA DAT AURUM – ARMA DANT PACEM” (“Gold gives weapons – weapons give peace”) The stamp promoted Italian war bond subscriptions during World War I, encouraging civilians and even children to contribute savings to the national war effort. Event: Italian National War Loan Campaign Company / Brand: Banco di Roma Location: Rome, Italy Date: 1914–1918 Language: Italian and Latin Topic / Motif: World War I; war bonds; soldier; child; patriotic propaganda; finance Style: Wartime propaganda graphics; early modernist commercial illustration; patriotic poster design shipping & handling is worldwide free of chargeDue to ongoing USPS/customs delays, delivery from Germany may currently take roundabout 4 weeks. All items are shipped promptly — thank you for your patience and understanding!
