Standard 1993
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
1993–2016
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer, tractor, machine
Croatia license plates
11 registration series, sourced from Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova Republike Hrvatske — Pravilnik o registraciji i označavanju vozila.
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GET /v1/plates/hr/match?plate=LR%209412-NS
{ "plate": "LR 9412-NS",
"valid": true, "exact": true,
"matches": [{ "id": "hr-standard-2016",
"render_url": "…svg?serial=LR%209412-NS" }] }
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standard plates 3
the default series issued to private road vehicles
Standard 2016
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2016 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer, tractor, machine
Standard 2016 280×200 mm
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2016 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, trailer, tractor, machine
motorcycle plates 1
reduced-size series for motorcycles where format/design differs
Motorcycle
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2016 → today
issued for: motorcycle
moped plates 1
insurance/registration plates for mopeds (NL/DE small plates)
Moped
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit.
2016 → today
issued for: moped
historic plates 1
vintage/oldtimer regimes (German H, ES historico)
Historic
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2008 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer
personalized plates 1
owner-chosen serials inside an official frame
Personalized
In the sample, L stands for any letter.
2008 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, tractor, machine
dealer plates 1
trade/garage plates bound to a business, not a vehicle
Dealer
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2008 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer
temporary plates 1
short-validity plates (transit, awaiting registration)
Temporary test
In the sample, 9 for any digit.
2008 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, tractor, machine
export plates 1
plates for vehicles leaving the jurisdiction permanently
Export
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2008 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer
military plates 1
armed-forces registration systems
Military
In the sample, L stands for any letter and 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
2014 → today
issued for: car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer, machine
diplomatic plates 1
diplomatic corps (embassy) issuance, usually its own decode
Diplomatic
In the sample, 9 for any digit; the other characters are fixed.
1993 → today
issued for: car, van