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title: 'My promise to you: this bond, the safest investment in the world'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/my-promise-to-you-this-bond-1943/
description: 'A black, white and red text poster: Uncle Sam holds up a $25 Defense Savings Bond above five numbered terms of the bond (redemption after 60 days.'
section: Collection
---

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[![My promise to you: this bond, the safest investment in the world, 1943 US poster: A black, white and red text poster](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/my-promise-to-you-this-bond-1943.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/my-promise-to-you-this-bond-1943.jpg)

# My promise to you: this bond, the safest investment in the world

A black, white and red text poster: Uncle Sam holds up a $25 Defense Savings Bond above five numbered terms of the bond (redemption after 60 days, 100 cents on the dollar, $4 for each $3 after ten years, registered, co-owner). 'The safest investment in the world' is a superlative claim (glittering generalities), and Uncle Sam's promise lends the state's standing to the offer (transfer).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
MY PROMISE TO YOU
THIS BOND, the safest investment in the world:
1. Can be redeemed on demand after 60 days from issue.
2. Has a redemption value of 100 cents on the dollar invested, and bears interest after one year.
3. Will repay you $4 for each $3 you invest if you keep it 10 years - 2.9% interest.
4. Is registered in your name, and will be replaced if destroyed or lost.
5. Can have a co-owner or beneficiary if you desire.
[on the pictured bond:] The United States of America / TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS / $25 / DEFENSE SAVINGS BOND / DEFENSE SAVINGS BOND ISSUED June 1941 / DUE 10 YEARS FROM ISSUE DATE / [owner's name and Austin, Texas address, remainder of the fine print illegible] / NOT TRANSFERABLE / TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON / JUN 10 1941
[imprint:] U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1943-O-544305
```

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