File:McKinley Prosperity.jpg

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English: Campaign poster showing William McKinley holding U.S. flag and standing on gold coin "sound money", held up by group of men, in front of ships "commerce" and factories "civilization".

Français: Affiche utilisée pendant la campagne présidentielle américaine de William McKinley en 1896-1897. Il est dessiné au centre tenant dans sa main un drapeau des États-Unis et debout sur une grande pièce de monnaie en or soutenu par des soldats, des hommes d'affaires, des fermiers et des membres de profession libérale. En arrière-plan se trouvent des navires à la gauche et des usines à la droite. L'affiche contient plusieurs expressions :

« Prosperity at home, prestige abroad. » : Prospérité nationale, prestige international
« Commerce » en avant-plan de navires à voile
« Civilization » en avant-plan d'usines
« Sound money » (sur la piece de monnaie) : qui veut suggérer une saine gestion économique.

La pièce d'or est une allusion au système monétaire qui s'appuie sur l' étalon-or.

Date

between 1895 and 1900

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Northwestern Litho. Co, Milwaukee

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English: Campaign poster showing William McKinley holding U.S. flag and standing on gold coin “sound money”, held up by group of men, in front of ships "commerce" and factories “civilization”.

Deutsch: Das Wahlkampfplakat zeigt William McKinley, der die U.S.-Flagge in der rechten Hand hält. Er steht auf der Goldmünze „Sound Money“ und wird von einer Gruppe von Männern gehalten.

Español: Cartel electoral mostrando a William McKinley sujetando la bandera de los EE.UU. de pie una ‘ moneda fuerte’ (sound money) dorada sujetada por un grupo de hombres, frente a los barcos del ‘comercio’ (commerce) y las fábricas de la ‘civilización’ (civilization).

Français : Affiche utilisée pendant la campagne présidentielle américaine de William McKinley en 1896-1897.

Magyar: William McKinley választási plakátja, jobb kezében az amerikai zászlóval, háttérben a Commerce ( kereskedelem) hajóval és a Civilization ( civilizáció) gyárral..

Italiano: Poster elettorale mostrante William McKinley che sventola una bandiera statunitense in piedi su una moneta d'oro, "denaro solido", sostenuta da un gruppo di uomini e sullo sfondo navi ("commercio") e fabbriche ("civilizzazione").

日本語: ウィリアム・マッキンリーの選挙ポスター。男たちが担ぐ「健全な通貨」と書かれた金貨の上でマッキンリーが星条旗を持つ。背後の船団には「商業」、都市には「文明」とある。

Nederlands: Campagneposter met William McKinley die de Amerikaanse vlag vasthoudt staande op gouden munt "sound money ", overeind gehouden door een groep mannen, in de voorgrond van schepen "handel" en fabrieken "beschaving".

Русский: Предвыборный плакат Уильяма Мак-Кинли

Українська: Передвиборчий плакат Вільяма Мак-Кінлі, який став 25-м президентом США 4 березня 1897 р. Мак-Кінлі тримає у руці прапор США, стоячи на великій золотій монеті, яку тримають солдати, фермери, підприємці, профспілкові діячі. Плакат містить декілька закликів: Prosperity at home, prestige abroad – Процвітання вдома, престиж за кордоном (головне тло плаката), Commerce – Торгівля (на тлі вітрильних кораблів), Civilization - Цивілізація (на тлі фабрик). Напис на великій золотій монеті sound money – тверді (стійкі) гроші (натяк на грошову систему, засновану на золотому стандарті і раціональне економічне управління).

中文（简体）‎: 海报描绘了一群人抬着一块大金币，威廉·麦金莱举着美国国旗站在上面。海报的背景是写着“商业”的船只和“文明”的工厂。

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