# Monaco license plate: Resident Z

> The Monaco resident Z license plate: format Z999, for example Z162, 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, Resident Z (documented since 1978)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/mc/mc-resident-z/monaco-license-plate-resident-z.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `Z999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1978 → today (documented from 1978; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| 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-resident-z` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/resident-z) |

Sources:

- [AM 78-5 art. 6, the Z reservation](https://legimonaco.mc/tnc/arrete-ministeriel/1978/01-09-78-5/)
- [Code de la route art. 102, the registration eligibility conditions](https://legimonaco.mc/code/code-route/)

## About this plate

THE Z SERIES, a residency-qualified block, not a vehicle-type one. It is issued to natural persons who qualify under Code de la route art. 102 by showing title to or a lease of a dwelling in the Principality. This is the closest thing Monaco has to an encoded fact about the keeper.

## About its years

The Z reservation appears in the current art. 6. Whether it is original to 1978 was not confirmed against the original printing, so 1978 is an UPPER bound rather than a verified start.

## Format notes

Art. 6: "la lettre Z étant réservée aux personnes physiques visées par l'article 102 […] justifiant en nom personnel d'un titre de propriété ou d'un bail à loyer concernant un logement en Principauté."

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard letter suffix](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/standard-letter-suffix) (documented since 2013)
- [Standard letter prefix](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/standard-letter-prefix) (documented since 1978)
- [Standard numeric](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/standard-numeric) (documented since 1978)

## Use it

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

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