Original Item: Only One Available. This banner is in good condition, with some staining throughout. It is made out of lightweight oilcloth and the colors are still visible. It has a header at the top with two brass grommets, and measures 34"H x 29"W.

The Victory Liberty Loan Industrial Honor flag was presented to different institutes in the hopes of generating community interest in the Liberty Loan work. During World War I (1917-1919), the federal government sold liberty loans or bonds to raise funds for the war.

The poster has a wide red border around a big blue "V" on a white field. Below this the text reads:

THE VICTORY
LIBERTY LOAN
INDUSTRIAL HONOR EMBLEM
AWARDED BY THE
UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT

The first domestic war loan was made in November 1915, but the term "Victory Loan" was not used until the fourth campaign in November 1917. The First Victory Loan, with an initial offering of $150 million in 5.5 percent. 5, 10, and 20 year gold bonds (some as low as $50), were quickly oversubscribed, raising $398 million, or about $50 per capita. In 1918 and 1919, the Second and Third Victory Loans were issued, bringing in an additional $1.34 billion. Following the slow-moving second war loan of 1940, the Victory Loan returned in WWII with the same array of colorful posters, patriotic pleas, and vast sales apparatus that had become familiar in WWI. From 15 June 1941 to 1 November 1945, there were 9 Victory Loans, with a total cash sale of $2 million.

Ready for display!