Question

DIN The history of the realist sans-serif known today as DIN goes back to 1905. At the time, the Prussian railway created a set of lettering with the purpose of unifying the descriptions on their freight cars. Following a merger of all German state railways in 1920, the master drawings of the Prussian railway became the reference for most railway lettering. Based on the master drawings, the D. Stempel AG foundry released the earliest version of a DIN face in 1923.

Accepted Answer

Slightly squared letterform.Square dots above the lowercase “i” and “j”.Single story lowercase “g”.

Name	DIN
Characteristics	Slightly squared letterform. Square dots above the lowercase “i” and “j”. Single story lowercase “g”.
History	The history of the realist sans-serif known today as DIN goes back to 1905. At the time, the Prussian railway created a set of lettering with the purpose of unifying the descriptions on their freight cars. Following a merger of all German state railways in 1920, the master drawings of the Prussian railway became the reference for most railway lettering. Based on the master drawings, the D. Stempel AG foundry released the earliest version of a DIN face in 1923.

Din Railway Lowercase Prussian Master Slightly Squared Letterform