Switzerland license plates

Format, region codes and a plate generator for Switzerland.

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Plate types

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Region code

Letters at the start of the number.

Series and number

Letters and digits — the registration itself.

County

The first characters are the code of the county where the car is registered: The county where the car is registered is shown separately on the plate:

A Swiss plate consists of the two-letter canton code, a dot and a serial number of 1–6 digits: ZH·272577 is the canton of Zurich. The rear plate carries the Swiss coat of arms on the left and the canton's arms on the right; the front plate is shorter and has no arms. The number belongs to the owner and moves from car to car. The code AI (Appenzell Innerrhoden) is common on rental cars, so it does not necessarily mean a local vehicle.

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Region codes

28 regions

Region	Code
Canton of Aargau	AG
Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden	AI
Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden	AR
Canton of Bern	BE
Canton of Basel-Landschaft	BL
Canton of Basel-Stadt	BS
Canton of Fribourg	FR
Canton of Geneva	GE
Canton of Glarus	GL
Canton of Graubünden	GR
Canton of Jura	JU
Canton of Lucerne	LU
Canton of Neuchâtel	NE
Canton of Nidwalden	NW
Canton of Obwalden	OW
Canton of St. Gallen	SG
Canton of Schaffhausen	SH
Canton of Solothurn	SO
Canton of Schwyz	SZ
Canton of Thurgau	TG
Canton of Ticino	TI
Canton of Uri	UR
Canton of Vaud	VD
Canton of Valais	VS
Canton of Zug	ZG
Canton of Zurich	ZH
Federal administrationThe federal series was abolished; such plates are no longer issued.	A
Swiss PTT and Federal Railways (SBB)The federal series was abolished; such plates are no longer issued.	P

History

Canton letter codes have been used on plates since 1933. From 1905 to 1933 each canton had its own block of numbers without letters (e.g. Zurich 1–1000, Bern 1001–2200). The federal series A (administration) and P (PTT post and SBB railways, until 2003) were abolished.