Illustrated poster for the Emprunt de la Défense Nationale (National Defence Loan), issued in 1917 by the Banque de France and printed by Draeger, vertical composition decorated with two columns adorned with escutcheons bearing the names of martyred cities (Lille, Nancy, St Quentin, Arras, Verdun, Dunkirk, Péronne, Reims), framing a central cartouche detailing the terms of the financial investment (dimensions 100x64cm - handwritten note at bottom, creases, tears and stains, as is).