Afish: NKN uprising, fundraising for Legions. AUGUST 16, 1914.

ODEZWA. Love of the Fatherland and faith in our future established the Supreme National Committee on August 16, 1914, under whose banner everything Polish is to gather. We are to exert all forces to form the Polish Legions. We want uniformed and supplied soldiers [...]. We should lay on the altar of the Fatherland the bullion that was a souvenir or an object of superfluity for us [...]. Let the gold that adorns or is a symbol of marriage vows go to the National Treasury [...]. Let the wedding rings flow, let them turn into iron rings with this commemorative [...] date of August 16, 1914 [...]. Krakow, August 16, 1914 [Subp.] Anczycowa Waclawowa, Bednarska Tadeuszowa, Blotnicka Marya [and 40 other women in alphabetical order]. Printed by the Supreme National Committee. People's Printing House in Cracow.
Single-sided print on sheet 99.8x69.5 cm. Placard announcing the establishment of the NKN and appealing for participation and generosity in the campaign to raise funds for the Legions. At the end, information about the collection point (8 Poselska St. in Cracow) and the possibility of receiving iron rings there in exchange for gold ones. Text of the placard as on the flyer below. Traces of folding, edge creases, small tears and losses. According to a note appearing on the back of another piece of the placard (Rara Avis auction no. 118, item 485), the print run was 40 pieces. Rare.