Vehicle registration plates of Moldova

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Republic of Moldova/Republica Moldova
Moldova MD license plate ABC012 2015.svg
Moldovan registration plate, issued from 2015
CountryFlag of Moldova.svg Moldova
Country codeMD
Current series
Size520 mm × 110 mm
20.5 in × 4.3 in
Serial formatABC 1(23)
Colour (front)Black on white
Colour (rear)Black on white
Moldovan registration plate, issued from November 2011 Moldova license plate CAA001 November 2011.png
Moldovan registration plate, issued from November 2011
Moldovan registration plate, issued prior to November 2011 Moldova license plate C AA 001.png
Moldovan registration plate, issued prior to November 2011

License plates in Moldova were introduced on November 30, 1992. Currently issued plates consist of six black characters on a white background: three letters and three numbers. On the left part of the plates there is a modified, wider than usual blue euroband having the Moldovan flag instead of the EU symbol and the international country code MD underneath it. The plates are 520 mm wide and 112 mm high, made of metal with embossed characters using the FE-Schrift font. [1]

Contents

Pre-2015 plates have seven characters: two letters for the region (except for Chișinău, which only has the letters C and K), two letters for the series and three digits, all written using the DIN 1451 Mittelschrift font. The left side of the plate carries the coat of arms of Moldova with the country index MD (before 1993 the country index on car plates was MLD) and since November 1, 2011, it has a vertical blue background, similar to the European Union plates. Additionally, the owners could request to have only one or two digits instead of three. [2]

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Placuta de inmatriculare a Presedintelui Republicii Moldova (din fata).png

Placuta de inmatriculare a Presedintelui Republicii Moldova (din spate).png

The President of the Republic of Moldova
Placuta de inmatriculare a Moldovei. Guvern.png Government
Placuta de inmatriculare a Moldovei. Parlament.png Parliament
Placuta de inmatriculare a Moldovei. Ministere si departamente.png Ministries
Placuta de inmatriculare a Moldovei. Fortele Armate.png Armed forces
Placuta de inmatriculare a Moldovei, Ministerul Afacerilor Interne..png Ministry of Internal Affairs
Placuta de inmatriculare a Serviciului de Protectie si Paza de Stat.png Security Service
Moldova MD license plate MAI 1234 (3).png The vehicles of foreign legal entities and foreign citizens, stateless persons, with the exception of the diplomatic corps, accredited in the Republic of Moldova
Numar de inmatriculare a autovehiculele importate in regim vamal de admitere temporara.png Motor vehicles imported under customs regime of temporary admission by individuals and legal entities from the Republic of Moldova
Numar de inmatriculare a Autovehiculele radiate din evidenta in cazul exportarii definitive din RM.png Vehicles deleted from the records in case of final export from the Republic of Moldova
Numar de Inmatriculare a cetatenilor straini cu dreptul de sedere permanenta pe teritoriul RM.png Vehicles of foreign citizens and stateless persons with the right of permanent residence on the territory of the Republic of Moldova
Placuta de inmatriculare a Corpului Diplomatic.png Service cars of diplomatic missions and personal cars of diplomatic staff
Numarul de inmatriculare a autovehiculele oficiilor consulare, functionarilor consulari, angajatilor consulari si membrilor personalului de serviciu ai oficiilor consulare.png Vehicles of consular offices, consular officials, consular employees and members of the service staff of consular offices
Numarul de inmatriculare al personalului tehnic al misiunilor diplomatice ale Republicii Moldova.png The vehicles of members of the technical administrative and service staff of diplomatic missions, as well as of a category of collaborators of the representative offices of international organizations

Transnistria

Car designations

Before 2015, Moldovan vehicle registration plates started with a group of one or two letters, indicating the town or district of registration, followed by two other letters indicating the series and three digits:

Map overlay of Moldova, codes shown MD vehicle region codes.svg
Map overlay of Moldova, codes shown
CodeCity or District (Notes)
AN Anenii Noi
BE Bender
BL Bălți and Bălți County (1999–2003)
BR Briceni
BS Basarabeasca
C Chișinău
CC Camenca
CG Ceadîr-Lunga (–1999, currently Gagauzia)
CH Cahul and Cahul County (1999–2003)
CL Călărași
CM Cimișlia
CN Căinari (–1999, currently merged with Căușeni)
CO Comrat (–1999, currently Gagauzia)
CR Criuleni
CS Căușeni
CT Cantemir
CU Chișinău County (1999–2003)
DB Dubăsari
DN Dondușeni
DR Drochia
ED Edineț and Edineț County (1999–2003)
FL Fălești
FR Florești
GE Gagauzia (1999–)
GL Glodeni
GR Grigoriopol
HN Hîncești
IL Ialoveni
K Chișinău (2009–)
LP Lăpușna County (1999–2003)
LV Leova
NS Nisporeni
OC Ocnița
OR Orhei and Orhei County (1999–2003)
RB Rîbnița
RS Rîșcani
RZ Rezina
SD Șoldănești
SG Sîngerei
SL Slobozia
SR Soroca and Soroca County (1999–2003)
ST Strășeni
SV Ștefan Vodă
TG Tighina County (1999–2003)
TL Telenești
TR Taraclia
TS Tiraspol
UN Ungheni and Ungheni County (1999–2003)
VL Vulcănești (–1999, currently Gagauzia)

As a result of a small part of eastern Moldova not being under Moldovan control (Transnistria), plates with the codes CC, GR, RB, SL, TG and TS are rarely issued. Dubăsari district, using code DB, is partially controlled by Moldova with these plates being regularly issued.

References

  1. "Vehicule rutiere Plăci de înmatriculare pentru autovehicule și remorci" (PDF). Moldova Standard. 27 June 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Avem numere noi! Cum vor arata noile placute de inmatriculare". Pro TV Chișinău. October 31, 2011.