how much are war bonds worth today 
the u s government has an online tool to calculate the current value of war bonds for a series e bond issued in 1942 with a face value of 100 the current value as of september 2022 would be 377 40 4the bottom linewar bonds allow a country to raise emergency funds to support military expenditures at a lower cost than a typical sovereign bond issue however there is risk involved war bonds tend to offer a lower yield and investors assume the risk that they may lose the investment if the country defaults 