Bosnia and Herzegovina

Current plate formats

• StandardSince 1998
  A12-E-345

  Letter, two digits, letter, three digits (X00-X-000), using only letters that exist in both Latin and Cyrillic (A, E, J, K, M, O, T). National format with no regional meaning; the older entity-based plates carried town codes.

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History

1. 1992

   Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina issues its own plates, with a city code, a blue strip marked BIH and the coat of arms.

2. 1998

   Uniform plates in the current format replace the earlier city and entity plates; the OHR sets 31 August 1998 as the deadline for all vehicles to carry them.

3. 2024

   Portable plates with the letters MT start being issued, for vehicle dealers and manufacturers.

4. 2025

   Oldtimer plates with the letters OT start being issued; the first one is registered in Sarajevo Canton.