# Manitoba licence plate: Standard 1983

> The Manitoba standard 1983 license plate: format 999 LLL, for example 891 CVC, 1983 to 1998, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [Manitoba license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--manitoba) (9 registration series).

![Manitoba (Canada) license plate, Standard 1983 (1983 to 1998)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-mb/ca-mb-standard-1983/manitoba-license-plate-standard-1983.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999 LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1983–1998 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000 |
| 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 | `ca-mb-standard-1983` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--manitoba/standard-1983) |

Sources:

- ['first issued in 1983'; the black / black-and-red on white description; the coexistence window](https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=22982&posted=1997-06-13)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Manitoba)

## About this plate

The numerals-first arrangement is secondary, as in the successor series. Manitoba ran one plate per vehicle throughout this series (the 1997 release's word is "returns" to two plates), so a 1983-97 Manitoba vehicle is a rear-plate-only vehicle.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Standard](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--manitoba/standard) | 1997 to today |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--manitoba/standard) (1997 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-mb/ca-mb-standard-1983.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/manitoba?series=ca-mb-standard-1983
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/ca-mb` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "ca-mb-standard-1983"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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