Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 15 minutes ago

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If you've ever been to Germany, you'll have seen them without really noticing them: vehicle registration plates. And even if you did notice them, you probably didn't realize just how clever the font design is.

Chapters:
00:00 Often seen, rarely noticed
00:44 Codes and identifiers
02:38 The country code
03:51 The old school font
04:38 The role of terrorism
05:56 The role of geopolitics
07:24 A global success

Music:
"Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com
Creative Commons Attribution licence

Maps created with data from:
OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org

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