I came across these great posters developed by a husband and wife team in South East London which were plastered all over London during the war. My English friends tell me that this is characteristic of the British during the war - few words and a steely determination to get on with 'business determination'
For us that aren't British, then I think that it makes for a great wall decoration - it conveys so much information in so few words and there aren't many countries in the world that you would associate with a huge crown. I smile when I think of my stoical British friends when I see this!
There are a number of other variations and some other great 'Britishisms' such as "The pen is mightier that the sword" and you might have to look more closely to find out what a manicle is!
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