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Typography vs. Terrorism: Germany's FE-Schrift Font
Googled it :-)
DIN 1451 was also used in road signs and underwent several changes over the time. The most apparent change in the 1980s were the digits "6" and "9". From the old round type to the straight line type version. With this newer version, the digits 6, 8 and 9 are easier to distinguish.
This is a great example of parameters influencing form. The shape of the "O" is really interesting, but made all the more so when you know it was designed that way to prevent it from being changed to a zero or a U being closed up into an O.