# Vatican City license plate: CV

> The Vatican City CV license plate: format CV 99999, for example CV 71705, 1988 to today, car and van. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Vatican City license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/vatican-city) (8 registration series).

![Vatican City license plate, CV (1988 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/va/va-cv-1988/vatican-city-license-plate-cv.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `CV 99999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 1988 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | yes |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `va-cv-1988` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/vatican-city/cv-1988) |

Sources:

- [PRIMARY (official Governatorato page): the CV eligibility rule, verbatim](https://www.vaticanstate.va/it/stato-governo/note-generali/sigle-automobilistiche.html)
- [it.wikipedia.org](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targhe_d%27immatricolazione_della_Citt%C3%A0_del_Vaticano)
- [ENTHUSIAST REFERENCE: CV 03000+ residents' vehicles, CV 0300+ residents' motorcycles](https://www.targheitaliane.it/vatican/vatican_i.html)

## About this plate

THE PRIVATE REGISTER, and the row the brief singled out. CV is granted by the Governatorato to "le auto di proprietà dei cittadini e delle personalità a cui è concessa l'immatricolazione nei ruoli vaticani", vehicles owned by citizens and by persons to whom registration in the Vatican rolls is granted. It is therefore a genuine STANDARD/private series with an eligibility gate, not an official one, and not a sub-range of SCV.

## How numbers are issued

Progressive from a reported CV 03000 for private cars.

## Format notes

Five progressive digits, as for SCV. The observed example "CV 03566" and the reported opening number "CV 03000" are both five-digit, and it.wikipedia and targheitaliane.it agree the private car series opened at CV 03000.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/va/va-cv-1988.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/vatican-city?series=va-cv-1988
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/va` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "va-cv-1988"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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