Vehicle registration plates of Turkmenistan

The license plate Turkmenistan usually have black lettering on a white background. They correspond to the European standard and show the left margin the flag of Turkmenistan and the letters TM. The combination starts with one or two ( since 2009) letters followed by four digits. At the end add two more letters on the province in which the vehicle was registered. As a font is a slight variation on the German DIN font is used, where it usually leads to a combination of central and spaced lettering. Flag for foreigners have yellow background. They show after a digit the letter H and a consecutive five-digit number. Diplomatic give a blue color and white markings. Your combination consists of the encoding of the country of origin by means of two digits, the letters CD and a sequential number. For enforcement and military facilities Number plates are issued with a dark green background. They show the leftmost elements of the Turkmen flag and the letters TM. Furthermore followed by four digits, the region code and another letter. Military flag waive the region letters and instead show the combination GM. During the parade on the 20th anniversary of independence, among other green number plates with the inscription Dabara were used.

As part of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen SSR used Soviet flag. The current license plate system was established in 1994 and thus introduced three years after independence.

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