Das Gold dem Vaterland [Gold to the Fatherland]

whole: the image occupies the centre, set against a yellow circle. The title is separate and positioned across the top, in black gothic typeface. The text is separate and positioned in a circular shape around the image, in yellow gothic typeface, and in the lower quarter, in black gothic typeface. Further text is integrated and positioned lower centre, in black. All set against a white background and held within a yellow and white border. image: a depiction of a sculpture by Herrmann Hosaeus of a kneeling woman facing right. She wears long robes, holds a jewellery case under her arm and offers a gold medallion in her outstretched left hand. text: Das Gold dem Vaterland! Gold gab ich zur Wehr Eisen nahm ich zur Ehr HOSAEUS Vermehrt unsern Goldbestand! Bringt Euren Goldschmuck den Goldankaufstellen! Der volle Goldwert wird vergütet! HOLLERBAUM UND SCHMIDT.BERLIN.N.65. BERNHARD [Gold to the Fatherland! I gave gold for defence, I took iron as an honour. Increase our stock of gold! Bring your gold jewellery to the gold purchase centres! You will be compensated with the full value!]

Printed in two halves and glued together on same backing. Uses a similar image and text as PST 11294.

Herrmann Hosaeus was born in Eisenach in 1875, and worked as a sculptor in Munich, Nuremberg and Berlin. Another poster designer, Julius Gipkens, also based a poster on the same Hosaeus sculpture (see PST 11294).

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