# Spain license plate: Historic

> The Spain historic license plate: format H9999LLL, for example H2459FTM, documented since 1999, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and moped.

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Part of [Spain license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain) (19 registration series).

![Spain license plate, Historic (documented since 1999)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/es/es-historic-1999/spain-license-plate-historic.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `H9999LLL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1999 → today (documented from 1999; the format is likely older) |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Other sizes | 340 × 220 mm: vehículo histórico alta; 220 × 160 mm: vehículo histórico motocicletas; 100 × 168 mm: vehículo histórico ciclomotores |
| Colours | background blanco #FFFFFF; characters #000000 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `es-historic-1999` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/historic-1999) |

The leading H stands for vehículo Histórico — a registered historic vehicle. Otherwise the plate reads exactly like the ordinary series.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `H` | Vehículo histórico | historic vehicle |

Sources:

- [Anexo XVIII I.B.c) vehículo histórico: white ground, black matte characters, letter H + 4 digits + 3 letters; Cuadro 1 four histórico rows](https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/1999/BOE-A-1999-1826-consolidado.pdf)

## About this plate

VEHÍCULO HISTÓRICO. Visually near-identical to the ordinary series (white/black) and distinguished by the H prefix rather than by colour, the opposite design choice to the Netherlands, whose oldtimer plate is dark blue but keeps its original serial. Spain has a dedicated historic SERIAL SERIES; the Netherlands has a dedicated historic DESIGN.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/es/es-historic-1999.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/spain?series=es-historic-1999
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/es` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "es-historic-1999"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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