DIN 1451
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DIN 1451 is a sans-serif typeface that is widely used for traffic, administrative and technical applications. It was defined by the German standards body DIN in the standard sheet DIN 1451-Schriften i
Early DIN-Fette Engschrift specimen. Fette Engschrift is a single weight of the DIN 1451 typeface.
German road signs using both the DIN 1451 Mittelschrift (left) and Engschrift (right) typefaces
Stencilled and DIN-style lettering on a street sign in Steinlah, a district of Haverlah
Stencils for lettering technical drawings to DIN standards
Vehicle registration plates are mandatory alphanumeric plates used to display the registration mark of a vehicle registered in Germany. They have existed in the country since 1906, with the current sy
DIN 1451
…encountered on older road signs in Germany. DIN 1451 is the typeface used on road signage in Germany and a number of other countries. It was also used on German car number plates from 1956 until January 1995, when it was replaced by FE-Schrift, a typeface that impedes tampering and aids optical character recognition for automatic…
Number plate for motorcycles, issued until 2011 (280×200)
Number plate for motorcycles, issued since 2011 (200×220)
Registration seal, City of Duisburg, pre-1994 version with city arms
Registration seal, City of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, post-1994 version with state emblem