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Description: | whole: A ribbon of beige silk overlaid with printed black image and text. Text and images alternating.
image:The German Imperial flag flies over the city. Two fists grip each other in the open city gate. Below this the city
arms.
text: Vivat
1917
Riga
3. September
Zum Besten des Roten Kreuzes
The earliest known examples of Vivat Bander date from the eighteenth century and were produced in Prussia and allied
German States. They remained popular into the 1870s and were revived in 1913 in Germany to commemorate an array of events and
anniversaries. During the First World War considerable numbers of Vivat Bander were produced in Germany and Austria-Hungary. Most of the
examples in the extensive IWM collection were printed for the German Red Cross and other War Charities to raise funds.
During the First World War Vivat Bander commemorate specific battles and events as well as celebrating German and Austro-Hungarian monarchs
and commanders. They usually comprise of alternating images and text often including portraits and using historical and allegorical
imagery. Printed on coloured silk they were popular collector’s items and survive in fairly large numbers. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Eastern Front 1914-1918 German Red Cross Charities events / anniversaries commemorative First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Verlag Amsler u Ruthardt. Berlin W8 | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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