![]() Other countries have later introduced the same or a derived typeface for license plates taking advantage of the proven design for the FE-Schrift. Schrift means ' font' in German (cognate with the English word script). The abbreviation "FE" is derived from the compound German adjective fälschungs erschwerend combining the noun Fälschung" ('falsification') and the verb erschweren ('to hinder'). It has been developed in Germany where it has been mandatory since November 2000. Its monospaced letters and numbers are slightly disproportionate to prevent easy modification and to improve machine readability. The FE-Schrift or Fälschungserschwerende Schrift ('forgery-impeding typeface') is a sans serif typeface introduced for use on licence plates. The correct appearance of the series "R3E" is shown in the bottom row. ![]() The series "PBF" (top row) is modified to read "R3E" (middle row, in red). ![]() A demonstration of attempted alteration of characters set in the FE-Schrift typeface. ![]()
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