# Austria license plate: Historic

> The Austria historic license plate: format LL-99L, for example XN-58Z, 2018 to today, car, van, truck, bus, and trailer.

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Part of [Austria license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/austria) (18 registration series).

![Austria license plate, Historic (2018 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/at/at-historic/austria-license-plate-historic.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-99L` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2018 → today |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, trailer |
| Plate size | 460 × 120 mm |
| Other sizes | 250 × 200 mm: Muster VII, zweizeilig — the same blank the pre-2005 motorcycle plate used |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `at-historic` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/austria/historic) |

No H suffix, no special colour: district letters as usual, and the tell is brevity — a serial short enough for a plate trimmed by 60 mm. Austria marks its classics by what is missing.

Sources:

- [§ 25d Abs. 5 KDV first appears in the Fassung in force from 01.04.2018: 'Kennzeichentafeln für historische Fahrzeuge (Kraftwagen und Anhänger) sind nach dem Muster IX (einzeilige Kennzeichentafel) oder nach dem Muster VII (zweizeilige Kennzeichentafel) der Anlage 5e zu gestalten.'](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/NormDokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10011385&Paragraf=25d&FassungVom=2018-04-01)
- [the § 25d Fassung in force 01.04.2011-31.03.2018 has NO historic-vehicle provision — the pair of Fassungen is the period evidence.](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/NormDokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10011385&Paragraf=25d&FassungVom=2011-04-01)
- [§ 26 Abs. 6 Z 2 lit. b, fourth indent: three characters, three or four in the capitals.](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/NormDokument.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10011385&Paragraf=26)
- [Anlage 5e: HKT einzeilig/zweizeilig rows (EU emblem +, weiß/schwarz, Wappen +, 3 Vormerkzeichen); KENNZEICHENFORMATE IX = 460 x 120 mm, VII = 250 x 200 mm.](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Bundesnormen/NOR40267389/NOR40267389.html)

## Use it

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

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