Vivat ribbons

Vivat ribbons (German: Vivatbänder) were silk ribbons issued to raise money for the Red Cross in Germany and Austria during World War I.

[1] Ribbons had printed patriotic messages which celebrated battles and important events, as well as royalty and the military leaders.

Most ribbons had the same size and followed the same design pattern with word "Vivat!"

The bottom of the ribbon showed "Zum Besten Des Roten Kreuzes; Verlag Amsler u. Ruthardt; Berlin W8" ("To the benefit of the Red Cross; Verlag Amsler & Ruthardt; Berlin W8") text, since they were released by the German Red Cross to raise funds for war relief.

During World War I 200,000 ribbons were sold [2] and they become popular collectors items.