Vehicle registration plates of Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyz Republic
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Kyrgyz regular legal standard number plate.
CountryFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
Country codeKG
Current series
Size520 mm × 110 mm
20.5 in × 4.3 in
Serial format01 123ABC (01 being the regional code)
Colour (front)Black on white
Colour (rear)Black on white

Kyrgyz registration plates were first issued in 1980, when the country was still a republic of the Soviet Union. Despite having gained its independence in 1991, it continued to use the old Soviet plates until the introduction of the current format in 1994. [1]

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Formats

1980-1993

Between 1980 and 1993, Kyrgyz plates were manufactured to the Soviet GOST 3207-77 standard. The characters were of the following format: x ## ## XX where x is a lowercase Cyrillic counter letter; # is any digit between 0 and 9; and XX are two uppercase Cyrillic letters indicating where the vehicle was registered (e.g. БИ for Bishkek).

с 15 63 БИ

1994

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1994-series Kyrgyz registration plate

1994 saw the launch of another format, which resembles more closely the style of registration plates used in Europe. The most notable changes are the switch from Cyrillic letters to Latin, and the presence of the Kyrgyz flag in a narrow band to the left of the plate. The alphanumerics are rendered in DIN 1451. The plate format is: X 9999 XX while first letter is based on geographic location.

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2015

Starting from July 2015, a new system has entered into circulation. Each province now has a two digit code. The new license plates have the font FE-Schrift. The numbers usually have a font size slightly larger than the letters, similar to Russian vehicle registration plates.

Private vehicles

The license plates have the format ## - ### xxx, where the first two digits are province codes. The plate is black on white. Right under the province codes, there is the Kyrgyz flag and the code KG.

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Motorcycles

The license plates have the format ## - ### xx, where the first two digits are province codes. The plate is black on white.

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Governmental vehicles

The license plates have the format ## - ### PT, where the first two digits are province codes. The plate is black on white.

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President

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Foreign

The following plates are black on yellow. These flags show the code KG, but not the Kyrgyz flag. These plates have the following format: ## - #### L, where the first two digits are the province codes. The letter would be either of the following:

  • H: For a vehicle owned by a foreign citizen.
  • P: For a vehicles who would be in the country for more than 6 months
  • M: For foreign firms, their staff and families.
  • K: Belonging to foreign media
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Diplomatic

Diplomatic license plates are white on red, whereas the license plates for UN vehicles are white on blue. The license plates have the format L ## ###. The letter could be any of the following:

  • C: Official and personal vehicles of heads of consular posts and staff, i.e. Corps consulaires
  • D: Vehicles of diplomatic and other international organizations, as well as personal vehicles chapters (new format) and employees of the diplomatic rank of the offices, organizations, missions and members of their families, i.e. Corps diplomatiques
  • T: Vehicles of administrative and technical staff of diplomatic and consular missions, other international organizations and the family members of these employees.

The two digit number would be the country or organization code. The following table shows the codes:

Country name CodeInternational Organization Code Flag of the United Nations.svg UN Agency Code
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 01 EBRD logo.png EBRD 50 UNDP 01
Flag of the United States.svg United States 02 IMF 51 UNHCR 02
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 03 320 worldbank-logo.jpg World Bank 52 UNICEF 03
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 04 Mir TV logo.svg MIR TV 53 UNFPA 04
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 05 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Corporation Office 54
Flag of Iran.svg Iran 06 Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit Logo.svg GIZ 55
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 07 IOM 56
Flag of India.svg India 08 UK DfID 57
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 09 OSCE logo-ru.svg OSCE 58
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 10 SOS Children's Villages 59
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 11 JICA logo.png JICA 60
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 12 Adb-logo-block.jpg ADB 61
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 13 Flag of the Red Cross.svg ICRC 62
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 14 Ismaili-flag.jpg Aga Khan 63
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 15 ISTC 64
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 16
Flag of Europe.svg European Union 17
Flag of France.svg France 18
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 19

The three digit number is assigned in increasing order. Numbers 001 to 099 are assigned to diplomatic missions, and numbers 100 to 999 to private cars of the diplomats. On the right end, the date of the issuance of the plate is posted, with the month on the top, and the year on the bottom.

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Honorary Consulate plates are white on red, and have the format HC ####, where the four digit number is the country code. On the right end, the date of the issuance of the plate is posted, with the month on the top, and the year on the bottom.

Country name Code
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 1001
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1101
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1201
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1301
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1401
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1501
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 1601
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 1701
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 1801
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 1901
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 2001
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 2101
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2201
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2301
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2401
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There's also a license plate format for official and personal vehicles of heads of diplomatic missions.

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Region identifiers

Current

Starting from July 2016, a two digit code has been assigned to each region, similar to the format in Russia. There is a potential to add more codes to each region, as each of the existing codes get used up.

CodeRegion
01 Bishkek
02 Osh
03 Batken Region
04 Jalal-Abad Region
05 Naryn Region
06 Osh Region
07 Talas Region
08 Chüy Region
09 Issyk-Kul Region

1994-2016

PrefixRegion
А Batken Region
B Bishkek
C Chüy Region
D Jalal-Abad Region
E Bishkek (outskirts)
I Issyk-Kul Region
H/N Naryn Region
O Osh
S Chüy Region
T Talas Region
Z Osh Region

1980-1994

SuffixRegion
БИ Bishkek
ЖА Jalal-Abad Region
ИК Issyk-Kul Region
НР Naryn Region
ОШ Osh Region
ТФ Talas Region
ТЯ Tian Shan Region
ФИ Chüy Region
ЧС Chüy Region

References

  1. "License Plates of Kyrgyzstan".