Armenia

Current plate formats

• StandardSince 1996
  01 AB 234

  Two digits, two letters, three digits (NN LL NNN) for private vehicles. The first two digits were a regional code (Yerevan 01-11, 13, 19 and 61-68; the others by marz), but regional issue ended in the mid-2000s and the digits no longer reliably show where a vehicle was registered. Since 6 August 2014 the plate has the flag, the AM code and a hologram on the left, FE-Schrift characters of one size and a Data Matrix code; before that the letters were smaller than the digits. All 26 Latin letters are allowed (introduced gradually since 2008), Armenian Ս, Տ and Օ stand in for U, S and O, and the 2010 decision also permits Armenian Ո, Ա, Զ, Կ, Մ, Ն, Պ and Շ. A two-row version exists for vehicles that cannot carry a long plate.

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• GovernmentCurrent
  012 AB 34

  Three digits, two letters, two digits (NNN LL NN) for legal entities and government bodies. The first three digits run in order and the letters and last two digits identify the body (OS 01 Constitutional Court, UU 01 Presidential Administration, OO 01-11 National Assembly, FF/LL/SS/VV for the Government, GG 01 Prosecutor General, ՈՍ 01-14 and II Police, SL 01-33 banks).

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• CommercialCurrent
  1234 S

  Public buses: four digits and one letter, black on yellow. S marks city buses and L long-distance coaches.

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• DiplomaticCurrent
  12 D 345 AM

  The first digits are the country code, D marks a diplomat and T technical staff, then a serial and AM (newer plates ARM). On a two-row plate the country code and status letter are on the top row.

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• DiplomaticCurrent
  UN 123 AM

  United Nations offices: UN, three digits and AM, white on light blue.

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• MilitaryCurrent
  ՊՆ 1234 Մ

  Ministry of Defence (Պաշտպանության Նախարարություն): ՊՆ, four digits and a category letter, Մ for passenger cars and Տ for transport vehicles. Army vehicles use ՊԲ (Պետական Բանակ). No Latin letters are used.

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History

1. 1996

   Armenia issues its own plates for cars and buses (Soviet АД and АР codes before); motorcycles and trailers keep the Soviet АР format.

2. 2008

   Armenian Ո and Latin P, until then on special plates only, become available on ordinary plates; more Latin letters follow for a fee (D, N, T, V in 2010; A, M, Q, R in 2012; C, F, Z in 2013).

3. 2010

   Motorcycles and trailers get plates of the Armenian format.

4. 2012

   D, N, T and V are issued on a general basis.

5. 2014

   New design from 6 August with the flag, hologram, Data Matrix code and FE-Schrift characters of one size.

6. 2016

   G and X become available for a fee (Armenian Wikipedia); X is fully in use by then (English Wikipedia).

7. 2021

   The last Latin letters (B, E, H, I, J, K, W, Y) are allowed, so all 26 can be used.