# Monaco license plate: Diplomatic CD

> The Monaco diplomatic CD license plate: format CD99L, for example CD57F, documented since 1978, car and van. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Monaco license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco) (17 registration series).

![Monaco license plate, Diplomatic CD (documented since 1978)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/mc/mc-diplomatic-cd/monaco-license-plate-diplomatic-cd.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `CD99L` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1978 → today (documented from 1978; the format is likely older) |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #5B9BD5 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | yes |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `mc-diplomatic-cd` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/diplomatic-cd) |

Sources:

- [AM 78-5 art. 6, série diplomatique, current consolidated text](https://legimonaco.mc/tnc/arrete-ministeriel/1978/01-09-78-5/)
- [the 1978 printing: 'Couleur des caractères : vert' and the CD 1Z / CD 10-CD 20 subdivisions](https://jdm.gouv.mc/content/download/70638/1649149/file/JO_1978_J_6279.pdf)

## About this plate

DIPLOMATIC CORPS. The 1978 text subdivided the green series finely, ministres plénipotentiaires of the Sovereign Prince at CD 1Z to CD 9Z, members of the diplomatic corps from CD 10 to CD 20, career consular officers and assimilated international bodies each with their own paragraph. The current text collapses these into one CD grammar plus the separate K series below.

## Format notes

Art. 6, current: "les lettres 'CD' suivies d'un numéro d'identification et d'une lettre classant les véhicules." The trailing letter CLASSIFIES the vehicle; the middle group identifies the mission.

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic K](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/diplomatic-k) (documented since 1978)

## Use it

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

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