# Vatican City license plate: Papal red

> The Vatican City papal red license plate: format SCV 1, 2002 to today, car. 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, Papal red (2002 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/va/va-papal-red/vatican-city-license-plate-papal-red.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `SCV 1` |
| Years | 2002 → today |
| Class | government |
| Issued for | car |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #CC0000 |
| 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-papal-red` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/vatican-city/papal-red) |

Sources:

- [it.wikipedia.org](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targhe_d%27immatricolazione_della_Citt%C3%A0_del_Vaticano)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Vatican_City)

## About this plate

THE POPEMOBILE PLATE. Red characters on white, carried by the vehicle in papal use. Reported to be SCV 1 exclusively since June 2002, where the earlier practice extended red lettering across a small block of low SCV numbers used by the Pope.

## About its years

"Since June 2002" is reported by it.wikipedia ALONE and is not corroborated. 2002 is therefore the weakest date in this file and is tagged accordingly.

## Format notes

A SINGLE-VALUE SERIES: the literal string "SCV 1". The pattern spells the digit as a literal 1 rather than the 9 token precisely because this series admits exactly one serial and a 9 token would generate serials the series does not contain.

## Other government plates here

- [SCV 1988](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/vatican-city/scv-1988) (1988 to today)
- [Cardinal red](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/vatican-city/cardinal-red) (from 1930, no longer issued)
- [SCV 1930](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/vatican-city/scv-1930) (1930 to 1988)

## Use it

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

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