Description
British Second World War poster outlining evacuation plans. During the Blitz, particularly, the British Government encouraged parents to send their children to safer areas, usually the countryside, away from cities. The poster's contents are mostly textual: The title 'EVACUATION' dominates the top of the poster, and is printed in red, beneath a small black and white picture of a coat of arms framed by a lion and unicorn rampant. This is the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. Beneath the coat of arms is the motto 'Dieu et mon droit', which means 'God and my right'; this is the motto of the British monarch.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV03672
Publisher
Ministry of Health
Measurement
Overall: 75.5 cm x 50.5 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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