Vehicle registration plates of North Macedonia

{{Infobox vehicle registration plate|name=Republic of North Macedonia|image=North Macedonia plate 2019.jpg|country={{country|North Macedonia}}|countrycode=NMK|colour front=Black on white|colour rear=Black on white|size={{convert|520|x|110|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=br}}|serial_format=Not standard|caption=NMK regular legal standard number plate.}}

{{short description|North Macedonia vehicle license plates}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

File:North Macedonia plate 2019.jpg

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File:Licence plates of Macedonia-2019.svg

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File:Licence plates of Macedonia-2012.svg

File:Licence plates of Macedonia.svg

North Macedonia's vehicle registration plates consist of a two-letter region code, followed by a 4-digit numeric and a 2-letter alpha code (e.g. SK 1234 AB).

Issuance of the new plates started on 20 February 2012, and they introduced a fourth digit and the blue field on the left side. The standard registration plates dimensions are {{convert|520|×|110|mm}}.[http://www.slvesnik.com.mk/Issues/E805A362962D9F429F03BEF4001E1663.pdf Služben Vesnik na R.M br.107 (2011)] {{in lang|mk}} The international country code NMK is applied (formerly MK) on the blue field on the left side of the plate.

NMK is only used in the car plates, while MK is still used for all other purposes. In February 2019, the country code was changed from MK to NMK, in accordance with the Prespa agreement which changed the country's name to Republic of North Macedonia.{{cite web|url=https://vlada.mk/node/16768?ln=en-gb|title=Announcement of the Inter-ministerial working group for fulfilment of the obligations stipulated in the Final Agreement for the Settlement of the Differences as Described in the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 817 (1993) and 845 (1993)|publisher=Government of the Republic of Macedonia|date=2019-02-13|access-date=2019-02-13}}{{cite web|url=https://english.republika.mk/news/macedonia/issuance-of-new-license-plates-with-nmk-code-starts/|title=Issuance of new license plates with NMK code starts|date=2019-02-28}} The new code is a mixture of English (North) and Macedonian (Македонија).

A red and yellow badge appears between the area code and the numeric part, containing the equivalent Cyrillic letters to the four Latin letters. The letters Q, W, X and Y are not used as they have no equivalents in Cyrillic.

Codes

From 1993 to 20 February 2012, the ten existing codes were: BT, GV, KU, OH, PP, SK, SR, ST, TE, and VE.

On 20 February 2012, in addition to the ten existing codes, seven new codes were introduced: GE, KA, KI, KO, KP, RA, and SU.

On 1 March 2013, in addition to the seventeen existing codes, six new codes were introduced: BE, DE, NE, RE, SN, and VI.

On 1 September 2013, in addition to the twenty-three existing codes, one new code was introduced: VV.

On 4 July 2015, in addition to the twenty-four existing codes, seven new codes were introduced: DB, DK, MB, MK, KR, PS, and VA.

On 30 May 2019, in addition to the thirty-one existing codes, two new codes were introduced: DH and KS.

On 1 June 2020, in addition to the thirty-three existing codes, one new code was introduced: PE.

= Current codes =

Vehicle registration plate codes by municipalities in English alphabetical order:{{Cite web|url=https://mvr.gov.mk/Upload/Documents/Pravilnik(1).pdf|title=Правилник за изменување на Правилникот за регистрационите подрачја за возилата и нивни ознаки|date=2019-07-06|website=Министерство за внатрешни работи|language=mk|access-date=2019-11-24}}

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!Code

RegionMunicipalities covered by the codeAppearance
BEBerovoBerovo200px
BTBitolaBitola, Mogila, Novaci200px
DBDebarDebar, Centar Župa200px
DEDelčevoDelčevo200px
DH

|Demir Hisar

|Demir Hisar

|

DKDemir KapijaDemir Kapija200px
GEGevgelijaGevgelija, Bogdanci, Dojran200px
GVGostivarGostivar, Vrapčište, Mavrovo and Rostuša200px
KAKavadarciKavadarci, Rosoman200px
KIKičevoKičevo200px
KOKočaniKočani, Zrnovci, Češinovo-Obleševo200px
KRKratovoKratovo200px
KPKriva PalankaKriva Palanka, Rankovce200px
KS

|Kruševo

|Kruševo

|

KUKumanovoKumanovo, Lipkovo, Staro Nagoričane200px
MBMakedonski BrodMakedonski Brod, Plasnica
MKMakedonska KamenicaMakedonska Kamenica
NENegotinoNegotino200px
OHOhridOhrid, Debarca200px
PE

|Pehčevo

|Pehčevo

|200px

PPPrilepPrilep, Dolneni, Krivogaštani200px
PSProbištipProbištip
RARadovišRadoviš, Konče200px
REResenResen200px
SKSkopjeSkopje, Aračinovo, Zelenikovo, Ilinden, Petrovec, Sopište, Studeničani, Čučer-Sandevo200px
SNSveti NikoleSveti Nikole, Lozovo200px
SUStrugaStruga200px
SRStrumicaStrumica, Bosilovo, Vasilevo, Novo Selo200px
STŠtipŠtip, Karbinci200px
TETetovoTetovo, Bogovinje, Brvenica, Želino, Jegunovce, Tearce200px
VAValandovoValandovo
VEVelesVeles, Gradsko, Čaška200px
VIVinicaVinica200px
VVVevčaniVevčani200px

=Obsolete license plate codes=

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Code

!Location

!Notes

ŠT

|Štip

|Changed to ST with the new style plates in 2012, to avoid the use of diacritics. (The Cyrillic also changed correspondingly from ШТ to СТ.)

TV

|Titov Veles

|The city changed its name back from Titov Veles to Veles in 1996. These plates were phased out. Veles was assigned the new code VE.

Critical reception

The new europlates are criticised from several design experts and the Macedonian public who insist on using hybrid alphabet instead of Latin script (only the common letters for Cyrillic and Latin scripts to be used). They sent a remark to the constitutional court of North Macedonia and the decision is yet to be declared.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} The MK/NMK code is also disputed for being placed low.http://www.netpress.com.mk/mk/vest.asp?id=97798&kategorija=1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125005845/http://www.netpress.com.mk/mk/vest.asp?id=97798&kategorija=1 |date=25 January 2012 }} {{in lang|mk}} Due to the Macedonia naming dispute, Greece followed a standard policy in which Greek border guards covered the letters MK on vehicle plates with a sticker, in Greek and English, reading: "Recognized by Greece as FYROM”.{{cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/greece-fyrom-izes-macedonian-car-plates|title=Greece 'FYROM-izes' Macedonia's Car Plates|website=balkaninsight.com|date=21 June 2012|access-date=10 April 2018}}

Special plates

  • Diplomatic corps plate had black background and plate consists of two numbers indicating the country or diplomatic mission, two letters CC (for consular corps) or CD (for Diplomatic Corps) and then numbers.
  • Dealer plates had the band of text of region and then "ПРОБА". The bottom group exactly like older Yugoslav plates, but without the star.
  • Temporary plates for foreign residents use a system whereby the final letter of the group of two is replaced by the digit 9.
  • Police plates have six numbers in two groups and the font is blue. (rear only)
  • Taxi plates are the same as civilian plates, the only difference is that they have a yellow background.

List of Diplomatic Corps and International Organizations codes

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!Code

!Country or International Organization

01

|{{flag|Slovenia}}

02

|{{flag|Turkey}}

03

|{{flag|United Kingdom}}

04

|{{flag|Germany}}

05

|{{flag|Denmark}}

06

|{{flag|China}}

07

|{{flag|Bulgaria}}

08

|{{flag|Sweden}}

09

|{{flag|France}}

10

|{{flag|Switzerland}}

11

|{{flag|Netherlands}}

12

|{{flag|Albania}}

13

|{{flag|Belgium}}

14

|{{flag|Bosnia}}

15

|{{flag|Russia}}

16

|{{flag|Italy}}

17

|{{flag|Finland}}

18

|{{flag|Japan}}

19

|{{flag|Romania}}

20

|{{flag|Czech Republic}}

21

|{{flag|Spain}}

22

|{{flag|Austria}}

23

|{{flag|Croatia}}

24

|{{flag|Egypt}}

25

|{{flag|United States}}

26

|{{flag|South Korea}}

27

|{{flag|Greece}}

28

|{{flag|Hungary}}

29

|{{flag|Serbia}}

30

|{{flag|Iran}}

31

|{{flag|Poland}}

32

|{{flag|Thailand}}

33

|{{flag|Canada}}

34

|{{flag|Norway}}

35

|{{flag|Israel}}

36

|{{flag|European Union}}

37

|{{flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}

38

|{{flag|Ukraine}}

39

|{{flag|Slovakia}}

40

|{{flag|Australia}}

41

|{{flag|Georgia}}

42

|{{flag|Ireland}}

43

|{{flag|Ghana}}

44

|{{flag|Montenegro}}

45

|{{flag|Moldova}}

46

|{{flag|Lithuania}}

47

|{{flag|Qatar}}

48

|{{flag|Vietnam}}

50

|{{flag|Kosovo}}

51

|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}

52

|{{flag|Peru}}

53

|{{flag|Latvia}}

55

|{{flag|India}}

56

|{{flag|Uruguay}}

57

|{{flag|Iceland}}

58

|{{flag|Morocco}}

60

|{{flag|Vatican City}}

61

|{{flag|Jordan}}

62

|{{flag|Indonesia}}

63

|{{flag|Estonia}}

64

|{{flag|Gabon}}

65

|{{flag|Mongolia}}

66

|{{flag|South Africa}}

67

|{{flag|Guinea}}

68

|{{flag|Bangladesh}}

69

|{{flag|Cuba}}

70

|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}

71

|{{flag|Angola}}

72

|{{flag|Togo}}

73

|{{flag|Armenia}}

74

|{{flag|Belarus}}

75

|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}

76

|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}

Code

!International Organization

79

|EUPOL PROXIMA

81

|European Agency for Reconstruction

82

|UNMIK

85

|{{flag|WHO}} / World Health Organization

86

|{{flag|NATO}} / North Atlantic Treaty Organization

87

|IOM / International Organization for Migration

88

|WFP / World Food Programme

89

|{{flag|ICRC}}

90

|European Central Bank

91

|UNHCR

92

|OSCE / Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

93

|UNICEF

94

|Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

95

|{{flag|United Nations}}

96

|IMF

97

|IBRD

100

|{{flag|Council of Europe}}

101

|flag

102

|Goethe Institut

103

|United Nations Office for Project Services

107

|UN Resident Coordinator Office (UN-RCO)

114

|Balkan Medical Task Force

120

|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}

Gallery

Mktab2.jpg|Macedonian vanity plate

Predlog-kirilica.jpg|Proposal for the new plates for the Republic of Macedonia (formerly MK, since February 2019 NMK).

Macedonia diplomatic license plate 09-CC-001.jpg|Diplomatic license plates of the French consular office in North Macedonia.

Macedonia diplomatic license plate 92-CMD-01.jpg|

Old macedonian plate.jpg|An old SFRY plate from Skopje

References

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