World War Calendar Posters for 2015-- Part 5: Joan of Arc Saved Her Country, You Save Yours

Another one from World War I.  Joan of Arc Saved France.  Haskell Coffin, United States Treasury Office, 1918.

Showed a young Joan of Arc in full armor holding her sword aloft.  It reads:  "Joan of Arc Saved France --  WOMEN OF AMERICA SAVE YOUR COUNTRY --  BUY WAR SAVING STAMPS --  UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT --  W.S.S. War Saving Stamps Issued  By the United States Government.

In an effort to reduce military surplus and increase revenue, in 1919 the U.S. government converted unused hand grenades into piggy banks.  These banks were loaned to school children to encourage them to save coins to buy War Savings Stamps.  They could keep the grenade bank as a reward if they saved enough to buy a stamp.

--GreGen