The little pedestrian stop/walk lights on traffic lights, called Das Ampelmännchen in Germany; the DDR version proved more popular than the West German one after reunification. Photographed here by Geoff Churchman in Leipzig in 2010. An article on the designer - who states the hat was inspired by a picture of Communist boss Erich Honecker wearing a straw hat - in East Berlin on this webpage
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