# Monaco license plate: Government ME

> The Monaco government ME license plate: format 9ME9, for example 4ME5, 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, Government ME (documented since 1978)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/mc/mc-government-me/monaco-license-plate-government-me.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `9ME9` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1978 → today (documented from 1978; the format is likely older) |
| Class | government |
| 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-government-me` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/government-me) |

Sources:

- [AM 78-5 art. 6, Ministère d'État](https://legimonaco.mc/tnc/arrete-ministeriel/1978/01-09-78-5/)

## About this plate

MINISTÈRE D'ÉTAT, the government's own fleet. Monaco is unusual in giving all three branches separately-marked plates.

## Format notes

Art. 6: "un chiffre suivi des lettres 'ME' et d'un chiffre", the letters sit INSIDE the number, which is unusual and is the only infix grammar in this file. Vehicles in this series are exempt from the Code de la route's registration fees.

## Other government plates here

- [Conseil national](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/conseil-national) (documented since 1978)
- [Princely](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/princely) (documented since 1978)

## Use it

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

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