Vehicle registration plates of Moldova

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]

Moldovan registration plate, issued from 2015
Moldovan registration plate, issued from November 2011
Moldovan registration plate, issued prior to November 2011

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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The President of the Republic of Moldova
Government
Parliament
Ministries
Armed forces
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Security Service
The vehicles of foreign legal entities and foreign citizens, stateless persons, with the exception of the diplomatic corps, accredited in the Republic of Moldova
Motor vehicles imported under customs regime of temporary admission by individuals and legal entities from the Republic of Moldova
Vehicles deleted from the records in case of final export from the Republic of Moldova
Vehicles of foreign citizens and stateless persons with the right of permanent residence on the territory of the Republic of Moldova
Service cars of diplomatic missions and personal cars of diplomatic staff
Vehicles of consular offices, consular officials, consular employees and members of the service staff of consular offices
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

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Car designations

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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
Code City 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

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  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.
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