🟨 Willst Du den Frieden ernten – WWI Austro-Hungarian War Loan Poster (1917)

Sow for peace and reap the future. This striking 1917 Austro-Hungarian war bond poster delivers its message with bold symbolism and clarity: a farmer strides forward across golden fields, scattering coins like seeds. The text reads, “Willst Du den Frieden ernten, musst Du säen – darum zeichne 8. Kriegsanleihe…”, or “If you want to reap peace, you must sow – therefore subscribe to the 8th War Loan.”

Designed in the geometric modernist style of early 20th-century propaganda, this piece blends agriculture and nationalism, urging citizens to finance the war effort with a promise of peace ahead. Minimalist yet powerful, it’s a rare visual artifact from Central Europe’s wartime history.

💥 Highlights:

• Title: Willst Du den Frieden ernten…
• Year: 1917
• Origin: Austro-Hungarian Empire (World War I)
• Theme: War bonds, agricultural metaphor, patriotic finance
• Language: German
• Style: Early 20th-century modernist propaganda; flat color fields, simplified anatomy
• Artist: Likely anonymous or state-commissioned illustrator
• Colors: Burnt saffron, black, white, and pale gray

📋 Details:

• Print Type: Vintage wartime lithograph reproduction
• Ideal for: History buffs, wartime ephemera collectors, German/European studies fans, propaganda poster lovers
• Display ideas: Office, library, classroom, history gallery wall, WWI museum collection

📢 Poster text (translated):
“If you want to harvest peace, you must first sow — therefore subscribe to the 8th War Loan at the Imperial & Private Bank and Exchange Office Stock Company MERCUR.”

⚡ “A coin today, a harvest of peace tomorrow.”
Plant a powerful reminder of history’s wartime hopes with this rare WWI Austro-Hungarian war bond poster. 🌾🕊️💰

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