# Portugal license plate: Military

> The Portugal military license plate: format MG-99-99, for example MG-23-19, 2005 to today, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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

![Portugal license plate, Military (2005 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/pt/pt-military/portugal-license-plate-military.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `MG-99-99` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 2005 → today |
| Class | military |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `pt-military` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/portugal/military) |

MG is one of the Army's letter pairs — the Exército also runs ME and MX, while AP marks the Navy and AM the Air Force. What the letters abbreviate has never been published; the branch mapping is the whole known decode.

Sources:

- [pt.wikipedia.org](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matr%C3%ADculas_de_autom%C3%B3veis_em_Portugal)
- [DL 54/2005 art. 8.º n.º 2 — the civil register treats military entities as external applicants for supplementary numbers, which is the primary evidence that a separate military register exists](https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2005/03/044a00/18921897.pdf)

## Use it

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

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