# Monaco license plate: Standard letter prefix

> The Monaco standard letter prefix license plate: format L999, for example C948, documented since 1978, car, van, truck, and bus.

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

![Monaco license plate, Standard letter prefix (documented since 1978)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/mc/mc-standard-letter-prefix/monaco-license-plate-standard-letter-prefix.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1978 → today (documented from 1978; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| 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-standard-letter-prefix` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/standard-letter-prefix) |

Sources:

- [AM 78-5 art. 6, série normale: 'une lettre et un groupe de trois chiffres au plus, soit n° B001 à n° B999 ; n° C001 à n° C999' and the letter list](https://legimonaco.mc/tnc/arrete-ministeriel/1978/01-09-78-5/)

## About this plate

LETTER THEN THREE DIGITS, the second car grammar, running B001 to Y999 through the enumerated alphabet.

## About its years

Also original to AM 78-5 and confirmed in the 1978 gazette printing: "ou une lettre et un groupe de trois chiffres au plus". So Monaco had a lettered car grammar from the start, the 2013 amendment added a THIRD grammar, it did not introduce letters.

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard letter suffix](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/standard-letter-suffix) (documented since 2013)
- [Resident Z](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/monaco/resident-z) (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-standard-letter-prefix.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/monaco?series=mc-standard-letter-prefix
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/mc` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "mc-standard-letter-prefix"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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