# Switzerland license plate: Military M

> The Switzerland military M license plate: format M 999999, for example M 774019, documented since 1977, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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Part of [Switzerland license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/switzerland) (17 registration series).

![Switzerland license plate, Military M (documented since 1977)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ch/ch-military-m/switzerland-license-plate-military-m.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `M 999999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1977 → today (documented from 1977; the format is likely older) |
| Class | military |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| Plate size | 300 × 80 mm |
| Other sizes | 180 × 140 mm: two-line military trailer plate (Art. 83 Abs. 5) |
| Colours | background #1C1C1C; characters #FFFFFF |
| 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 | `ch-military-m` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/switzerland/military-m) |

An M where the canton should be — the one Swiss plate with no canton at all, because the army registers its vehicles federally. Don't over-read "federal", though: ordinary federal administration cars carry normal cantonal plates.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `M` | Militär | military registry |

Sources:

- [VZV Art. 82 Abs. 1 lit. f (shadow-black ground, white script, army vehicles, and the paint-on-bodywork fallback); Art. 83 Abs. 5 (military trailer formats); Art. 84 Abs. 3 (federal plates carry only the federal arms and the letter M); Art. 85 Abs. 3 (military trailer digit grouping; no arms)](https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1976/2423_2423_2423/de)
- [VFBF Art. 28 (military vehicles and the vehicles of the Federal Intelligence Service and Armasuisse are registered by the SVSAA on Militärkontrollschilder); Art. 24 Abs. 1 (ordinary administration vehicles use CANTONAL plates instead); Art. 29 Übergangsbestimmung ('Fahrzeuge des Grenzwachtkorps und der Zolluntersuchungsbehörden dürfen noch bis spätestens am 31. Dezember 2023 mit militärischen Fahrzeugausweisen und Militärkontrollschildern verkehren')](https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2005/163/20240401/de)

## Use it

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

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