# Germany license plate: Historic H

> The Germany historic H license plate: format LL-LL 999H, for example HI-RR 950H, 1997 to today, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [Germany license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany) (13 registration series).

![Germany license plate, Historic H (1997 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/de/de-historic-h/germany-license-plate-historic-h.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-LL 999H` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1997 → today |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| 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 | `de-historic-h` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany/historic-h) |

The trailing H — historisch — certifies a classic at least 30 years old and close to original condition, buying flat-rate tax and freedom of the low-emission zones. In front of it, the usual district and serial, capped at seven characters; the H rides on top.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `H` | historisch | historic vehicle |

Sources:

- [§ 10 Abs. 1: on application, a vehicle with a § 23 StVZO Gutachten is ASSIGNED an Oldtimerkennzeichen; it consists of Unterscheidungszeichen + Erkennungsnummer per § 9 Abs. 1 plus 'den Kennbuchstaben "H" als amtlichen Zusatz hinter der Erkennungsnummer'](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__10.html)
- [Anlage 4 Abschnitt 4: the H suffix's typographic rule and the seven/five/four-position caps](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/anlage_4.html)
- [media.offenegesetze.de](https://media.offenegesetze.de/bgbl1/1997/bgbl1_1997_52.pdf)

## About this plate

H-KENNZEICHEN, created 1997: the 25. ÄndVstVR of 22.7.1997 inserted § 21c and § 23 Abs. 1c StVZO plus Anlage Vc, in force 29.7.1997, and the seven-position cap this series still carries is 1997-original ("Mehr als sieben Stellen ... ohne Kennbuchstabe 'H'", Anlage Vc verbatim). Note § 10 Abs. 1 FZV's discretion, which a claims model should record: the authority "kann im Einzelfall" count off-road periods towards the minimum age in § 2 Satz 1 Nr. 22 FZV. An H plate may also be a Saisonkennzeichen (Anlage 4 Abschnitt 4 Nr. 4 last sentence) or a Wechselkennzeichen.

## Use it

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

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