# Spain license plate: NATO FAE

> The Spain NATO FAE license plate: format FAE-999999, for example FAE-816212, documented since 1999, car, van, truck, and bus.

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

![Spain license plate, NATO FAE (documented since 1999)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/es/es-nato-fae-1999/spain-license-plate-nato-fae.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `FAE-999999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1999 → today (documented from 1999; the format is likely older) |
| Class | military |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| 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-nato-fae-1999` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/nato-fae-1999) |

FAE stands for Fuerzas Aliadas en España — Allied Forces in Spain. NATO's international military headquarters register their own vehicles, and the final letter names the headquarters.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `FAE` | Fuerzas Aliadas en España | Allied Forces in Spain |

Sources:

- [Anexo XVIII II.B: 'FAE: Para los vehículos al servicio de los Cuarteles Generales Militares Internacionales de la OTAN matriculados en España'](https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/1999/BOE-A-1999-1826-consolidado.pdf)

## About this plate

NATO INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS registered in Spain. The Spanish counterpart of Germany's "X" Unterscheidungszeichen (FZV Anlage 2), and worth pairing with it when the encyclopedia covers NATO-status vehicles.

## Other military plates here

- [Military](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/spain/military-1999) (documented since 1999)

## Use it

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

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