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Codes used to identify where a vehicle is registered

The country in which a motor vehicle's vehicle registration plate was issued may be indicated by an international vehicle registration code, also called Vehicle Registration Identification code or VRI code, formerly known as an International Registration Letter or International Circulation Mark. It is referred to as the Distinguishing sign of the State of registration in the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic of 1949 and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic of 1968. The allocation of codes is maintained by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as the Distinguishing Signs Used on Vehicles in International Traffic and the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic. Many vehicle codes created since the adoption of ISO 3166 coincide with ISO two or three letter codes. The 2004 South East Asian Agreement  for the Facilitation of Cross Border Transport of Goods and People uses a mixture of ISO and DSIT codes: Myanmar uses MYA, China CHN, and Cambodia KH (ISO codes), Thailand uses T (DSIT code), Laos LAO, and Vietnam VN (coincident ISO and DSIT codes). The Geneva Convention on Road Traffic entered into force on 26 March 1952. One of the main benefits of the convention for motorists is the obligation on signatory countries to recognize the legality of vehicles from other signatory countries. When driving in other signatory countries, the distinguishing sign of the country of registration must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. This sign must be placed separately from the registration plate and may not be incorporated into the vehicle registration plate.

The term distinguishing mark was adopted by the 1924 International Convention Relative to Motor Traffic signed in Paris, which extended the maximum length of mark from two to three Latin letters, and permitted not just distinguishing marks for states, but also for non sovereign territories which operated their own vehicle registration systems. + 1924 Paris Convention distinguishing marks State or territory Mark Notes D For the original German name Deutschland US A B BR GB Alderney GBA GBZ Guernsey GBG GBJ GBY BI BG RCH RC CO C DK DA ET EQ E España EST SF From Finnish Suomi, Swedish Finland. , Algeria and Tunis F F G GR RH H SE Part of the United Kingdom at the time of the 1909 convention. Initials stand for Irish Saorstát Éireann. I LV FL LT L F MEX MC PY current code is PA PA current code is PY NL IN PE PR PL P R SA League of Nations mandate SHS SM S CH Syria and Lebanon LSA French League of Nations mandate CS TR SU Russia had been a party to the 1909 convention. U

Since the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic entered into force on 21 May 1977, in signatory countries it replaces previous road traffic conventions, including the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, in accordance with its Article 48. According to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, the distinguishing sign of the country of registration must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. The sign may either be placed separately from the registration plate as a white oval plate or sticker, or be incorporated in the vehicle registration plate. When the distinguishing sign is incorporated in the registration plate, it must also appear on the front registration plate of the vehicle. The requirement to display a separate distinguishing sign is not necessary within the European Economic Area, for vehicles with license plates in the common EU format, which satisfy the requirements of the Vienna Convention, and so are also valid in non EU countries signatory to that convention. Separate signs are also not needed for Canada, Mexico and the United States, where the province, state or district of registration is usually embossed or surface printed on the vehicle registration plate.

CodeCountryFromPreviouscode(s)NotesA1911 Austria in English or Autriche in FrenchAFG1971Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. AL1934Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. AND1957Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. AM1992SUFormerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. AUS1954Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. AZ1993SUFormerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. B1910BD1978PAKFormerly East PakistanBDS1956BF1990RHV / HVUntil August 2003, 1984; (République de) Haute Volta (Upper Volta)BG1910Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. BH1938Formerly British Honduras. Still officially registered as BH as of 2007. New driving licenses appear to have 'BZ' instead of 'BH' as Belize's code. BIH1992SHS 1919–29Y 1929–53YU 1953–92Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина*. Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca*, then part of Yugoslavia. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. BOL1967Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. BR1930Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. BRN1954BRU1956BS1950BUR1956BA, BURPreviously known as Burma. Coincides with the former ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. BVI1910BW2003BPOfficially used by Botswana since 2003. Formerly RB (Republic of Botswana) until 2004; Bechuanaland Protectorate before 1966. BY1992 (2004)SUBelarus; formerly part of the Soviet Union. The UN was officially notified of the change from SU to BY only in 2004. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. CAM1952F & WANFormerly a territory of France, plus a strip of territory from eastern Nigeria (WAN). Unofficially using CMR on their plates. CDN1956CACDN for "Canada Dominion"CGO1997CB, RCL, ZRE , [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), Congo (Kinshasa), Zaïre, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo*CH1911Confœderatio Helvetica*. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. CI (Côte d'Ivoire)1961FFormerly a territory of France. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. CL1961Formerly Ceylon. However, "SL" is being used on current driver licenses. CO1952Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. CR1956Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. CU Additionally, most vehicles use "KGZ" oval stickers instead of "KS". Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. KSA1973SAKingdom of Saudi ArabiaKWT1954KZ1992SU − 1991Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. L1911LAO1959F – 1949Formerly a territory of France (French Indochina). Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. LAR1972I − 1949, LTLibyan Arab Republic, unused, unofficial LY used instead. LB1967LS1967BLBasutoland − 1966. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. LT1992SU 1940–1991Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. LV1992LR 1927–1940SU 1940–1991 Latvijas Republika*. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. M1966GBY 1924–66MA1924 Maroc*. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. MAL1967PRK – 1957FM 1954–57PTM 1957–67Formerly Perak, then Federated Malay States, then [[Federation of Malaya*MC1910Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. MD1992SU − 1991Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. MEX1952Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. MNE2006MN 1913–1919SHS 1919–29Y 1929–53YU 1953–2003SCG 2003–2006Independent nation until 1918. After that, part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo Croatian), then part of Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro (Srbija i Crna Gora – Serbian). Independence restored in 2006. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. MGL2002MNG displayed on current plates. Nevertheless, the new format includes MGL once again. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. MOC1975MOC: 1932–56P: 1957–75Formerly part of Portugal. Moçambique*. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. MS1938MV1965Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. MW1965EA 1932–38NP – 1938–70RNY option 1960–65Formerly the Nyasaland Protectorate. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. N1922NAM1990SWAFormerly South West Africa. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. NAU1968NEP1970NIC1952Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. NL1910Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. NMK2019YU − 1992MK 1992–2019Formerly part of Yugoslavia. Known as Republic of Macedonia until 2019. Mix of English North and Macedonian Makedonija. NZ1958Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. OM?Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. P1910Unofficially used for Palestine in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. PA1952PY 1924–1952Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. PE1937Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. PK1947Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. PL1921Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. PNG1978Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. PY1952PA 1924–1952Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. Q1972RA1927 República Argentina*RC1932Unofficially also used by car license plates in the Republic of Congo (République du Congo). RCA1962 République Centrafricaine*RCB1962 République du Congo Brazzaville*. Unofficially using RC on current plates. RCH1930 República de Chile*RG1972 République de Guinée*. Also used unofficially by Gabon. RH1952 République d'Haïti*RI1955 Republik Indonesia*RIM1964 République islamique de Mauritanie*RKS Kosovo2010SHS 1919–29Y 1929–53YU 1953–2003SCG 2003–2006SRB 2006–2010Republic of KosovoRL1952 République Libanaise*RM1962 République de Madagascar*RMM1962AOF − 1960 République du Mali*. Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française)RN1977AOF − 1960 République du Niger*. Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française)RO1981R 1981Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. ROK1971Republic of Korea. Unofficially using KOR on their plates. RP1975 Republika ng Pilipinas (Republic of the Philippines)RSM1932 Repubblica di San Marino*RU1960Belgian territory of Ruanda Urundi. Unofficially using BU on their plates. RUS1992Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. RWA1964RU − 1962Formerly part of Ruanda Urundi − 1962. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. S1911SD1935Formerly SwazilandSGP1952Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. SK1993CS 1919–39,1945–92SQ 1939–45 Formerly Československo (Czechoslovakia). Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. SLO1992SHS 1919–29Y 1929–53YU 1953–92Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca*, then part of Yugoslavia. SME1936SN1962Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. SO1974SPFormerly Somaliland Protectorate. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. SRB2006SB – 1919SHS 1919–29Y 1929–53YU 1953–2003SCG 2003–2006Formerly part of Kingdom of Serbia (Kraljevina Srbija – Serbian), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo Croatian), Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija – Serbo Croatian), and Serbia and Montenegro (Srbija i Crna Gora – Serbian). Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. SUD1963SY1938SYR1952Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. T1955SMTCH1973 Tchad*TG1973RTFormerly République Togolaise*. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. TJ1992SU − 1991Formerly part of the Soviet Union, used code "PT" for Республика Таджикистан
on plates from 1993 to 2003. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. TM1992SU − 1991Formerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. TN1957F − 1956Formerly a territory of France. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. Unofficial code TU is common. TO1995Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. TR1923Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. TT1964Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. UA1992SUFormerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. UAE1971UK2021GB (1910–2021)Before 1922, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Until 2021, "GB" was used, but from 28 September 2021 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed its international vehicle registration code from "GB" to "UK". (This does not affect territories for which the United Kingdom controls international relations outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland. )USA1952USCoincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code, used on registration plates for US Forces in Germany from 1962 until 2020, US now used by US Forces Germany since 2020. 'U' is currently used for registration plates for US Forces in Portugal (Lajes, Azores). UY2012ROUCoincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. UZ1992SUFormerly part of the Soviet Union. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. V1931CV is used as a prefix on the licence plate number itself. The prefix used on official and government vehicles is SCV (Status Civitatis Vaticanae) VN1953Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. WAG1932West Africa GambiaWAL1937West Africa Sierra Leone; on local licence plates SLE is usedWAN1937West Africa NigeriaWD1954Windward Islands DominicaWG1932Windward Islands GrenadaWL1932Windward Islands Saint LuciaWS1962Formerly Western Samoa. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. WV1932Windward Islands Saint VincentYAR1960North Yemen formerly known as the Yemen Arab Republic. YV1955Z 1964RNRFormerly Northern Rhodesia. However, "ZM" is used on current driving licences. ZA1936 Zuid Afrika (from Dutch; in Afrikaans it is Suid Afrika). Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. ZW1980SR, RSRFormerly Southern Rhodesia until 1965, Rhodesia unrecognised until 1980. Coincides with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code.

CodeCountryUsed untilReplaced byNotesADN Aden1980YFrom 1938, also known as South Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967)BA Burma1956BURFrom 1937BP Bechuanaland Protectorate1966Now BotswanaCA1956CDNCS Czechoslovakia1992CZ / SKSplit into Czech Republic and Slovakia. Coincided with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. DA, Free City of1939D (1939–1945)PL (since 1945)Danzig (German for Gdańsk)DDR German Democratic Republic1990DFrom 1974 (used D until 1974), Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Coincided with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. EIR Éire1992IRLNow EW1993ESTEesti Vabariik (Estonian)FR Faroe Islands1996FOFøroyar (Faroese)GB United Kingdom2021UKChanged to UK to be inclusive of Northern Ireland (which is not part of Great Britain), though the previous GB did also apply to Northern Ireland. Coincided with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. GBY1966MChanged after independence from UKGRO Greenland1910KNGrønland (Danish language) / Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic language). Unofficial. The official code is DK. HV Upper Volta , now Burkina Faso1984BFUpper Volta. Coincided with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. KS1992–2016KGRatified by the United Nations as KG in March 2016. LR1927–1940SU, LVLatvijas Republika (Latvian)MK Republic of Macedonia1992–2019NMKBecame North Macedonia in 2019. Coincided with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. NA1957The Netherlands Antilles were dissolved in 2010. PANG Angola1956P (1957 1975)From 1932. Formerly part of PortugalR Romania1981RORNY Rhodesia Nyasaland Fed.1953–1963NP, NR, SRNow Malawi, Zambia and ZimbabweROU1979–2012UYRepública Oriental del Uruguay (Spanish)RSR Southern Rhodesia1965–1979SRNow ZimbabweRT1973TGRépublique togolaise (French). Formerly French Togoland − 1960SA Saar Territory (League of Nations mandate)1926–1935DSA is again Germany's SaarlandSA Protectorate1947–1956DSA is again Germany's SaarlandSAKSAThe date of the change is unknown. Coincided with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. SB Serbia1919SHSSerbia became part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesSCG Serbia and Montenegro2006MNE, SRBFrom Serbian name "Srbija i Crna Gora". Now Montenegro, Serbia. Coincided with ISO 3166 1 alpha 3 code. SE Saorstát Éireann1938EIR (IRL from 1962)Under GB until 1924. Name changed to Éire, now SF1993FINSF from "Suomi – Finland" (the names of the country in its official languages, Finnish and Swedish)SHS Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes1929YKraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo Croatian. Kingdom changed its name to YugoslaviaSP1960SO (de jure), unknown/none (de facto)Initialism of Somaliland Protectorate. SU Soviet Union1991EST, LT, LV, BY, MD, UA, TJ, TM, GE, KZ, UZ, KS, AZ, AM, RUSCoincided with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. SWA South West Africa1990Now NamibiaTS Free Territory of Trieste1947–1954Territory Zone A (controlled by the United Kingdom and United States from 1947 to 1954 before given to Italy). Now in Italy, Croatia and Slovenia. Y Yugoslavia1953YU Yemen started using Y afterwardsYU / Yugoslavia1992BIH, HR, NMK, MNE, RKS, SRB, SLONow Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Slovenia. MK for Macedonia was in use from 1993 until 2019. Coincided with ISO 3166 1 alpha 2 code. ZRE Zaire1997CGONow the Democratic Republic of the Congo

There are unofficial codes in common use, such as "AS" for Asturias, "CAT" for Catalonia, "SCO" for Scotland, "CYM" for Wales (Welsh Cymru), "ENG" for England, "BZH" for Brittany (Breizh), "FRL" for Friesland, "NB" for North Brabant, "VL" for Flanders (Vlaanderen), "V" for Vojvodina/Vajdaság, "TS" for Transylvania, "P" for Palestine, "PR" for Puerto Rico, "CSB" for Kashubia (Cassubia) and "SIC" for Székely Land (from Latin Terra Siculorum). Some of these, such as "VL" which is used by Flemish separatists, are used despite being specifically illegal under local laws. In addition, in some areas, vehicle style stickers have been used to denote and promote other entities, such as towns, islands, businesses, and even associations. These irregular stickers almost always bear an explanation of the code in small print near the edge of the sticker, as the codes used may be unfamiliar.

A separate system is used for vehicles belonging to the diplomats of foreign countries with license plates from the host country. That system is host country specific and varies largely from country to country. For example, TR on a diplomatic car in the USA indicates Italian, not Turkish. Such markings in other countries (e. g. Norway) are indicated with numbers only, again different from international standards (e. g. 90 means Slovakia in Norway).