# Manitoba licence plate: Standard

> The Manitoba standard license plate: format LLL 999, for example SMF 615, 1997 to today, 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 (1997 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-mb/ca-mb-standard/manitoba-license-plate-standard.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1997 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #003C71 |
| 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` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--manitoba/standard) |

Sources:

- [first issue June 1997, the Aug 1997-July 1998 rollout window, the trees/water/wheat imagery, the reflectorized coating, the two-plate return](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)
- [s. 60(1): the design, colour and material are the registrar's](https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/d104.php)

## About this plate

PERIOD AND SCENE ARE PRIMARY; THE SERIAL ARRANGEMENT IS NOT. Do not let the strong period grade launder the weak format grade, they are separate claims about the same series and the file keeps them separate on purpose. THE 2012 REFRESH IS A BASE CHANGE, NOT A SERIES BOUNDARY. Secondary sources place a redesign at 2012 (reported as introducing bilingual elements) with the SAME three-letter/three-numeral arrangement either side of it.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard 1983](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--manitoba/standard-1983) | 1983 to 1998 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 1983](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--manitoba/standard-1983) (1983 to 1998)

## Use it

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

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