NumberPlate Fonts of Europe (cont.)LicensePlate Fonts of the Western WorldPage: Europe (2) Click font namelink or image for a full character showing, additional information,and download links.Legend:Font Name Year Designed, Designer, PermittedUse. Additional notes follow if applicable. NetherlandsThe Dutch registration plate font utilizesGill Sans as its basis, although with numerous modifications. Gill Sans,in turn, was based on the well-knownsignage typeface, which was designed for the London Underground railwaysystem early in the 20th century during World War I.
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Collectors’examples:. 2004, LeFly, free. The Netherlands’typeface based on Gill Sans.NorwayUntil 2002, Norway used a font for their licenseplates (that’s still used on highway signage) called, which is similar to the font used on U.S. Interstatehighway signs. Then they decided to switch to a more squarish technofont, which was designed by the factory producing the plates. However,while futuristic in appearance, it caused problems for toll-road andpolice OCR cameras.
So in 2006 they changed again, this time to Adobe’sMyriad typeface.