# Spain license plate: International OI

> The Spain international OI license plate: format OI-999-999, for example OI-148-189, documented since 1999, car, van, and motorcycle.

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

![Spain license plate, International OI (documented since 1999)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/es/es-international-oi-1999/spain-license-plate-international-oi.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `OI-999-999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1999 → today (documented from 1999; the format is likely older) |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background azul #003399; characters #FFFFFF |
| 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-international-oi-1999` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/international-oi-1999) |

OI stands for Organización Internacional — staff of international organisations based in Spain, one step from the diplomatic CD series and numbered right after it.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `OI` | Organización Internacional | international organisation |

Sources:

- [Anexo XVIII I.B.a).2: organizaciones internacionales — blue retroreflective ground, white matte characters, letters OI + two digit groups](https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/1999/BOE-A-1999-1826-consolidado.pdf)

## About this plate

ORGANIZACIONES INTERNACIONALES, blue ground, white characters. Flagged as a vocabulary gap.

## How numbers are issued

group 1 is an invariable per-organisation prefix, assigned by seniority in a series running consecutively after the one reserved for diplomatic missions; group 2 is a serial within the organisation

## About the format

digit-group widths are representative only; Anexo XVIII fixes neither

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic CD](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/diplomatic-cd-1999) (documented since 1999)
- [Diplomatic staff TA](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/diplomatic-staff-ta-1999) (documented since 1999)

## Use it

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

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