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History of the oval
sticker or euro sticker:
Visitors often ask us
where the oval stickers originated. Good question! Well, back
in 1969 the United Nations got together to create an easier way to
identify the origins of different vehicles traveling in Europe and
elsewhere, since so many license plates used overseas looked the same no
matter what country you were from. With that in mind they came up
with the idea of adding a sticker to your vehicle with a country code so
officials could identify your point of origin. The original stickers
were big...over 9 inches wide and nearly 6 inches tall! Almost the
same size as a door on a Yugo! Here's the official text from the
Conventions on Road Traffic from 1969 that describes the design of the
stickers. Probably more than anyone ever wanted to know about oval,
euro stickers!
ANNEX 4.
DISTINGUISHING SIGN OF VEHICLES IN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC
1.
The distinguishing sign shall be composed of one to three letters in
capital Latin characters. The letters shall have a minimum height of 80
mm. (3.1 in.) and their strokes a width of 10 mm. (0.4 in.). The letters
shall be painted in black on a white ground of elliptical form with the
major axis horizontal.
2. If the distinguishing sign is composed
of three letters, the dimensions of the ellipse shall be at least 240 mm.
(9.4 in.) in width and 145 mm. (5.7 in.) in height. The dimensions may be
reduced to 175 mm. (6.9 in.) in width and 115 mm. (4.5 in.) in height if
the sign carries less than three letters.
As regards the distinguishing signs for motorcycles, the dimensions of the
ellipse, whether the sign is composed of one, two or three letters, may be
reduced to 175 mm. (6.9 in.) in width and 115 mm. (4.5 in.) in height.
3. The distinctive letters for the some
of the different states, countries and territories are as follows:
Australia
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AUS
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Austria
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A
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Belgium
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B
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Belgian Congo
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CB
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Bulgaria
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BG
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Chile
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RCH
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Czechoslovakia
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CS
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Denmark
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DK
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France
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F
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Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, French
India
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F
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Saar
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SA
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India
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IND
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Iran
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IR
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Israel
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IL
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Italy
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I
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Lebanon
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RL
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Luxembourg
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L
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Netherlands
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NL
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Norway
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N
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Philippines
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PI
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Poland
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PL
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Sweden
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S
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Switzerland
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CH
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Turkey
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TR
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Union of South Africa
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ZA
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United Kingdom
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GB
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Alderney
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GBA
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Guernsey
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GBG
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Jersey
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GBJ
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Aden
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ADN
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Bahamas
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BS
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Basutoland
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BL
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Bechuanaland
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BP
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British Honduras
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BH
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Cyprus
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CY
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Gambia
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WAG
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Gibraltar
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GBZ
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Gold Coast
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WAC
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Hong Kong
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HK
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Jamaica
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JA
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Johore
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JO
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Kedah
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KD
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Kelantan
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KL
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Kenya
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EAK
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Labuan
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SS
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Malacca
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SS
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Malaya (Negri Sembilan, Pahang,
Perak, Selangor)
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FM
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Malta
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GBY
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Mauritius
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MS
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Nigeria
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WAN
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Northern Rhodesia
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NR
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Nyasaland
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NP
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Penang
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SS
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Perlis
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PS
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Province Wellesley
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SS
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Seychelles
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SY
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Sierra Leone
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WAL
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Somaliland
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SP
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Southern Rhodesia
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SR
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Swaziland
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SD
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Tanganyika
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EAT
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Trengganu
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TU
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Trinidad
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TD
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Uganda
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EAU
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Windward Islands
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Grenada
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WG
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St Lucia
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WL
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St Vincent
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WV
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Zanzibar
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EAZ
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United States of America
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USA
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Yugoslavia
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YU
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Any State which has not already done so shall on signature or ratification
of, or accession to, this Convention, notify the Secretary-General of the
distinctive letters selected by that State.
4. When the distinguishing sign is
carried on a special plate this plate shall be fixed in a vertical or
nearly vertical position and in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal
axis of the vehicle itself. When the sign is fixed to or painted on the
vehicle itself, this shall be done on a vertical or nearly vertical
surface at the back of the vehicle.
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