An alphabet shown by Eugen Nerdinger and Lisa Beck in their book Alphabete from 1965. Dubbed El-Qâhira when in mixed case and Mexico when in all caps. Part of a larger series that also includes Budapest / Paris (bold wide), Luxembourg / Dilli (bold condensed), Bruxelles / Köbenhavn (medium), Amsterdam / Athênai (light), and more.

Appears to have inspired Cortina (Lettergraphics) and Grange Grotesk (Headliners). For digital interpretations of this model, see TFGrange (Treacyfaces), Polka (Ornamental & Title Type (2021), Newbery Sans (Sudtipos, 2018), and BN Kendall (Brandon Nickerson Studio, 2024).