$50.00 War Bond Poster
Enlarged specimen of a $50 War Savings Bond, Series E, made out to 'Mr. and Mrs. America, Everywhere, U.S.A.', with Jefferson's portrait, an eagle and the Treasury seal. The bond is shown as the object itself; the technique is faint, with the national symbols and the generic addressee standing for every buyer.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1945
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Treasury Department
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Themes
- Economy and finance, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Treasury Department. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-757 (NAID 514244).
Text on the object
UNITED STATES SAVINGS BOND 50 50 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TEN YEARS FROM THE ISSUE DATE HEREOF WILL PAY FIFTY DOLLARS ISSUE DATE WHICH IS THE FIRST DAY OF To MR. AND MRS. AMERICA EVERYWHERE U. S. A. (MONTH) (YEAR) ISSUING AGENT'S DATING STAMP JEFFERSON WAR SAVINGS BOND SERIES E THIS BOND IS ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE SECOND LIBERTY BOND ACT, AS AMENDED, AND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED ON THE BACK HEREOF. IT WILL BE VALID ONLY IF DULY INSCRIBED AND DATED, AND DELIVERED BY AN AUTHORIZED AGENT FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF PAYMENT THEREFOR. TREASURY DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON [signature: Morgenthau Jr., Secretary of the Treasury] L 000 000 000 E NOT TRANSFERABLE [imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O—638129]
