# Argentina license plate: Mercosur

> The Argentina mercosur license plate: format LL 999 LL, for example YK 367 PS, 2016 to today, car, van, truck, bus, and semitrailer.

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Part of [Argentina license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina) (10 registration series).

![Argentina license plate, Mercosur (2016 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ar/ar-mercosur-2016/argentina-license-plate-mercosur.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL 999 LL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2016 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, semitrailer |
| Plate size | 400 × 130 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #0033A0 on the top |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `ar-mercosur-2016` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina/mercosur-2016) |

Sources:

- [Disposición D.N. N° 40/2016 art. 1 — 'A partir del dominio AA 000 AA en el caso de los automotores … la codificación variará de derecha a izquierda', the 26-letter alphabet, the roll-over rule](https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/255000-259999/258787/norma.htm)
- [Disposición D.N. N° 411/2015 arts. 1-6 and Anexo II (ESPECIFICACIONES TECNICAS): seven characters, 400 × 130 mm, FE Engschrift 65 mm, Pantone 286 C band, directional images](https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/250000-254999/252063/norma.htm)
- [Disposición D.N. N° 659/2015 — the prórroga of the entry into force to 1 April 2016](https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/255000-259999/257320/norma.htm)
- [Digesto Título I Cap. IX Sec. 1ª arts. 1-2 and Anexo A, the consolidated text in force](https://www.dnrpa.gov.ar/nuevodigesto/digesto/Titulo1.pdf)
- [Ley N° 27.187 Anexo — GMC Res. 33/14 and the MERCOSUR technical specification](https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/250000-254999/253150/ley27187.pdf)

## About this plate

OLD STOCK ISSUED ON after the switch: Circulares D.N. Nros.

## Region code notes

Argentine dominios encode NO geography and never have. The Registro Seccional that issues a plate draws from a nationally-adjudicated stock (Digesto Título I Cap. IX Sec. 1ª art. 2: "El Sistema Informático adjudicará a los Registros Seccionales (en función de las placas metálicas obrantes en su stock) los números de dominio"), so a serial says WHEN, not WHERE.

## How numbers are issued

From AA 000 AA, right to left, letters A→Z and digits 0→9, each position rolling its left neighbour on exhaustion (Disposición 40/2016 art. 1). Because the progression is a pure odometer over a fully-populated alphabet, an Argentine Mercosur dominio is a usable AGE PROXY: the left-most letters advance monotonically with issue date, nationally, with no regional reset.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [1995 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina/1995-car) | 1995 to 2016 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Alternative](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina/alternative-2018) (2019 to today)
- [Convocatoria reempadronamiento](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina/convocatoria-reempadronamiento) (1995 to today)
- [1995 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina/1995-car) (1995 to 2016)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ar/ar-mercosur-2016.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/argentina?series=ar-mercosur-2016
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/ar` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "ar-mercosur-2016"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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