# San Marino license plate: Diplomatic CD 1986

> The San Marino diplomatic CD 1986 license plate: format CD999, for example CD995, documented since 1986, car and van.

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Part of [San Marino license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/san-marino) (19 registration series).

![San Marino license plate, Diplomatic CD 1986 (documented since 1986)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/sm/sm-diplomatic-cd-1986/san-marino-license-plate-diplomatic-cd-1986.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `CD999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1986 → today (documented from 1986; the format is likely older) |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van |
| Plate size | 390 × 120 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #005387 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `sm-diplomatic-cd-1986` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/san-marino/diplomatic-cd-1986) |

CD — Corpo Diplomatico — with numbering opened at 01, so the serial is a straight count of accredited diplomatic vehicles. Since 2022 the CD prints red against blue digits, a two-tone effect written into the decree itself.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `CD` | Corpo Diplomatico | diplomatic corps |

Sources:

- [Decreto 151/1986 art. 2 lit. a and art. 4](https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/archivio-leggi-decreti-e-regolamenti/documento17020523.html)
- [DD 132/2022 art. 4 lit. a — three digits and the red sigla](https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/documento17134662.html)

## About this plate

DIPLOMATIC CORPS. Numbering opened at 01 under Decreto 151/1986 art. 4. The two-tone effect from 2022, a red CD followed by blue digits, is unusual and is stated in the instrument rather than observed.

## Format notes

Decreto 151/1986 art. 2 lit. a: "Per il Corpo Diplomatico i numeri di immatricolazione sono preceduti dalla sigla CD composta di lettere a rilievo di colore blu". DD 132/2022 art. 4 lit. a fixes the count at three and CHANGES THE SIGLA'S COLOUR TO RED: "i tre caratteri numerici di colore blu sono preceduti dalla sigla CD composta da caratteri alfabetici a rilievo di colore rosso." The digits stay blue.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Diplomatic CD 1976](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/san-marino/diplomatic-cd-1976) | 1976 to 1986 |

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic CD 1976](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/san-marino/diplomatic-cd-1976) (1976 to 1986)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/sm/sm-diplomatic-cd-1986.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/san-marino?series=sm-diplomatic-cd-1986
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/sm` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "sm-diplomatic-cd-1986"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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