Bih license plates
Format, region codes and a plate generator for Bih.
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How to read the plate
A plate from Bosnia and Herzegovina shows neither town, canton nor entity: a letter, two digits, a letter and three digits separated by dashes (M48-E-415). Only seven letters that look the same in Latin and Cyrillic are used — A, E, J, K, M, O, T — so the plate reads the same in both parts of the country. On the left is a blue field with BIH, without the EU stars.
Region codes
22 regions| Region | Code |
|---|---|
| Bihać Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Banja Luka Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Bijeljina Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Bugojno Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Brčko Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Doboj Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Goražde Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Jajce Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Konjic Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Livno Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Modriča Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Mostar Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Prijedor Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Sarajevo Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Trebinje Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Drvar (Titov Drvar) Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Travnik Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Tuzla Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Visoko Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Zenica Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Zvornik Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. | |
| Čapljina Yugoslav town code (before 1992). Such plates have been invalid since 1998. |
History
Nationwide plates without a region were introduced on 2 February 1998 by decision of the High Representative: the old plates showed which part of the country a car came from, and this was used to harass drivers. In 1992–1998 plates of the Republic of BiH, Republika Srpska and Herzeg-Bosnia with their own town codes were used side by side, and before 1992 Yugoslav plates with a town code (SA for Sarajevo, BL for Banja Luka, MO for Mostar). From 1998 to 2009 the format was 123-A-456; the current design dates from 28 September 2009.
