FE-Schrift
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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Designer(s) | Karlgeorg Hoefer |
| Foundry | Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen |
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Fälschungserschwerende Schrift (falsification-hindering typeface) or FE-Schrift[1] has been the only typeface used on new vehicle registration plates of Germany since November 2000,[2], except for plates issued to military-registered vehicles, which are still using the former DIN 1451 typeface.
It was designed by Karlgeorg Hoefer for the German government in the late 1970s in the light of Red Army Faction terrorism when it was discovered that with the then-standard font for vehicle registration plates—the DIN 1451 font—it was particularly easy to modify letters by applying a small amount of black paint or tape. For example, it was easy to change a "P" to an "R" or "B", a "3" to an "8", or an "L" or "F" to an "E". Modifications to FE-font plates are somewhat more difficult, as they also require the use of white paint, which is easily distinguished at a distance from the retroreflective white background of the plate, in particular at night. Faked FE-Schrift letters (e.g., "P" to "R") appear conspicuously disproportionate.
Other countries—including Malta, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Uruguay—have utilized the FE-Script or have introduced their own variants.
[edit] References
- ^ Schrift für Kfz-Kennzeichen. Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen, Postfach 10 01 50, 51401 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
- ^ StVO, FZV – Anlage 4
