Couleur

Couleur is French for color

Ribbon and cap of an Austrian Studentenverbindung

Couleur (from French, in English Colour, or in the United States Color) is the expression used in European Studentenverbindungen for the caps and ribbons worn by members of student societies and German Student Corps, indicating that each society has their own colours which are derived from their individual coat of arms.

Cap

collection of caps,from left to right: Biedermeierformat, Tellermütze, Biedermeierformat

Mostly a cap consists of:

• a black peak,
• a crown coloured by one of the colours of the ribbon,
• a band with the colours of the ribbon.

There are various forms of caps, e.g.:

• Biederfeierformat,
• Tellermütze.

Further reading

• R.G.S. Weber: The German Corps in the Third Reich Macmillan London