Austria


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Passenger series
Temporary series
Bicycle rack series
Test series
Trailer repeater series
Diplomatic series
Military series
Official series
Moped series
Pictures of the entire code list

Passenger series

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where G stands for Graz in Steiermark.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Steiermark) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by four numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where W stands for Wien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name Wien below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by five numerals and one letter.
The first letter denotes the district where W stands for Wien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name Wien below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral and three letters.
The first two letters denote the district where GU stands for Graz Umgebung in Steiermark .
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Steiermark) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by two numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where JO stands for St. Johann in Salzburg.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three numerals and one letter.
The first two letters denote the district where MA stands for Mattersburg in Burgenland.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Burgenland) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where SL stands for Salzburg Umgebung in Salzburg.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990, with euroband since November 4th 2002 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by one letter and two numerals.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first letter denotes the district where W stands for Wien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Wien) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990, with euroband since November 4th 2002 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first letter denotes the district where G stands for Graz.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Steiermark) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990, with euroband since November 4th 2002 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by five letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first letter denotes the district where W stands for Wien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Wien) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990, with euroband since November 4th 2002 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by four letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first two letters denote the district where OW stands for Oberwart in Burgenland.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Burgenland) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990, with euroband since November 4th 2002 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three letters and two numerals.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first letter denotes the district where B stands for Bregenz.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Vorarlberg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990, with euroband since November 4th 2002 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by one letter and five numerals.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first letter denotes the district where W stands for Wien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Wien) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990, with euroband since November 4th 2002 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first two letters denote the district where SZ stands for Schwaz.
After the first two letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990, with euroband since November 4th 2002 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by four letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first two letters denote the district where DL stands for Deutschlandsberg.
After the first two letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Steiermark) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990, electric vehicle in green on white since 1st April 2017, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg Stadt in Salzburg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990, electric vehicle in green on white since 1st April 2017, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by five numerals and one letter.
The first letter denotes the district where W stands for Wien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Wien) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990, electric vehicle in green on white since 1st April 2017, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where JO stands for St. Johann in Salzburg.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by two numerals and three letters.
The first letter denotes the district where B stands for Bregenz in Vorarlberg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Vorarlberg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg Stadt in Salzburg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by four numerals and one letter.
The first letter denotes the district where I stands for Innsbruck in Tirol.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by four numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where I stands for Innsbruck in Tirol.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by five numerals and one letter.
The first letter denotes the district where W stands for Wien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Wien) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990, two-line rear plate in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by one numeral above two numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg Stadt in Salzburg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral and three letters.
The first two letters denote the district where BZ stands for Bludenz in Vorarlberg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Vorarlberg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by two numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where HE stands for Hermagor in Karinthien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Karinthien) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three numerals and one letter.
The first two letters denote the district where TU stands for Tulln in Niederoesterreich.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Niederoesterreich) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where RI stands for Ried im Innkreis in Oberoesterreich.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Oberoesterreich) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral and three letters.
The first two letters denote the district where LN stands for Leoben Land in Steiermark.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Steiermark) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is an unofficial addition of a euroband sticker.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990, with euroband since November 4th 2002 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first two letters denote the district where LZ stands for Lienz in Tirol.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first letter denotes the district where G stands for Graz.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Steiermark) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by five letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first letter denotes the district where B stands for Bregenz in Vorarlberg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Vorarlberg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by four letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first two letters denote the district where LZ stands for Lienz in Tirol.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by five letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg Stadt in Salzburg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by two letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first letter denotes the district where KI stands for Kirchdorf an der Krems in Oberoesterreich.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Oberoesterreich) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current personalized passenger series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by four letters and one numeral.
Personalized series consist of at least one letter followed by at least one number.
The first two letters denote the district where LA stands for Landeck in Tirol.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current passenger (motorcycle) series since January 1st 1990, two-line rear plate in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, above three numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg Stadt in Salzburg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Top left is a blue band with the oval A in white below the 12 European golden stars.

Current passenger (motorcycle) series since January 1st 1990, two-line rear plate in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, above three numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where JO stands for St. Johann in Salzburg.
After the first two letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Top left is a blue band with the oval A in white below the 12 European golden stars.

Current passenger (motorcycle) series since January 1st 1990, two-line rear plate in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, above three numerals and one letter.
The first letter denotes the district where E stands for Eisenstadt in Burgenland.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Burgenland) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Top left is a blue band with the oval A in white below the 12 European golden stars.

Current passenger (motorcycle) series since January 1st 1990, two-line rear plate in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, above one numeral and three letters.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg Stadt in Salzburg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Top left is a blue band with the oval A in white below the 12 European golden stars.

Current passenger (motorcycle) series since January 1st 1990, two-line rear plate in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, above two numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where IL stands for Innsbruck Land in Tirol.
After the first two letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Top left is a blue band with the oval A in white below the 12 European golden stars.

Current passenger (motorcycle) series since January 1st 1990, two-line rear plate in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, above one numeral and three letters.
The first two letters denote the district where VB stands for Voecklabruck in Oberoesterreich.
After the first two letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Oberoesterreich) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Top left is a blue band with the oval A in white below the 12 European golden stars.

Current passenger (motorcycle) series since January 1st 1990, two-line rear plate in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral above two numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where SL stands for Salzburg Land in Salzburg.
After the first two letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Former passenger series issued between 1947 and December 31st 1989, rear plate in white on black.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numerals, a period and three numerals.
The letter denotes the province where W stands for Wien.

Former passenger series issued between 1947 and December 31st 1989, smaller size front plate in white on black.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numerals, a period and three numerals.
The letter denotes the province where N stands for Niederoesterreich.
The two numerals preceding the period denote the district where 05 stands for Gmünd.

Former trailer series issued between 1947 and December 31st 1989, rear plate in white on black, with red border.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by a hyphen, three numerals, a period and three numerals.
The letter denotes the province where O stands for Oberoesterreich.
The two numerals preceding the period denote the district where 34 stands for Wels Land.

Former passenger series issued between 1947 and December 31st 1989, rear plate in white on black.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by two numerals, a period and three numerals.
The letter denotes the province where T stands for Tirol.
The two numerals preceding the period denote the district where 53 stands for Imst.

Former passenger series issued between 1947 and December 31st 1989, rear plate in white on black.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by two numerals, a period and three numerals.
The letter denotes the province where K stands for Karnten.
The two numerals preceding the period denote the district where 68 stands for St Veit an der Glan.

Former passenger series issued between 1947 and December 31st 1989, rear plate in white on black.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by one numeral, a period and three numerals.
The letter denotes the province where G stands for Graz.
No encoding of the numerals was done in Graz.

Temporary series

Current temporary series for vehicles registered by foreign residents since January 1st 1990 in white on blue.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral and three letters (always 4 serial characters).
The first two letters denote the district where JO stands for Sankt Johann in Salzburg.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
Right of the registration is a red band with the last two digits of the year of expiry in white (2022).

Current temporary series for vehicles registered by foreign residents since January 1st 1990 in white on blue.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by two numerals and two letters (always 4 serial characters).
The first two letters denote the district where LA stands for Landeck in Tirol.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.
Right of the registration is a red band with the last two digits of the year of expiry in white (2003).

Current temporary series for up to three weeks since January 1st 1990 in white on green.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by one numeral and three letters.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.
Right of the registration is a dated seal which is valid for three weeks.

Current temporary series for up to three weeks since January 1st 1990 in white on green.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by two numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where G stands for Graz in Steiermark.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Steiermark) below.
Right of the registration is a dated seal which is valid for three weeks.

Current temporary series for up to three weeks since January 1st 1990 in white on green.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by two numerals and three letters.
The first letter denotes the district where W stands for Wien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Wien) below.
Right of the registration is a dated seal which is valid for three weeks.

Current temporary series for up to three weeks since January 1st 1990 in white on green.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numerals and one letter.
The first letter denotes the district where L stands for Linz in Oberoesterreich.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Oberoesterreich) below.
Right of the registration is a dated seal which is valid for three weeks.

Current temporary series for up to three weeks since January 1st 1990 in white on green.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral and three letter.
The first letter denotes the district where MD stands for Moedling in Niederoesterreich.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Niederoesterreich) below.
Right of the registration is a dated seal which is valid for three weeks.

Current temporary series for up to three weeks since January 1st 1990 in white on green.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by two numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where KB stands for Kitzbühel in Tirol.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.
Right of the registration is a dated seal which is valid for three weeks.

Current temporary series for up to three weeks since January 1st 1990 in white on green.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral and three letters.
The first two letters denote the district where VB stands for Vocklarbruck in Oberoesterreich.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Oberoesterreich) below.
Right of the registration is a dated seal which is valid for three weeks.

Bicycle rack series

Current bicycle rack series since August 2007 in white on red.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by four numerals and one letter.
The first letter denotes the district where L stands for Linz.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Oberoesterreich) below.

Current bicycle rack series since August 2007 in white on red.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where PL stands for St. Poelten Land in Niederoesterreich .
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Niederoesterreich) below.

Current bicycle rack series since August 2007 in white on red.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by two numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where WO stands for Wolfsberg in Karinthien.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Karinthien) below.

Current bicycle rack series since August 2007 in white on red.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral and three letters.
The first two letters denote the district where RE stands for Reutte in Tirol.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.

Current optional personalized bicycle rack series since August 2007 in white on red.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three letters and one numeral.
The first two letters denote the district where SZ stands for Schwaz in Tirol.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Tirol) below.

Test series

Current test series since January 1st 1990 in white on blue.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numeral and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.

Current test series since January 1st 1990 in white on blue.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by two numeral and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where B stands for Bregenz.
After the first letter is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Vorarlberg) below.

Current test series since January 1st 1990 in white on blue.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral and three letters.
The first two letters denote the district where SL stands for Salzburg Land in Salzburg.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.

Current motorcycle test series since January 1st 1990 in white on blue.
The registration consists of two letters above one numeral and three letters.
The first two letters denote the district where BR stands for Braunau am Inn in Oberösterreich.
Top left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Former test series issued between 1947 and 1989 in white on blue, smaller size front plate.
The registration consists of one letter and one numeral, followed by a dot and three numerals.
The letter denotes the province where O stands for Oberoesterreich.
The first numeral denotes the city where 3 stands for Gmunden.

Former test series issued between 1947 and 1989 in white on blue, rear plate.
The registration consists of one letter and one numeral, followed by a dot and three numerals.
The letter denotes the province where O stands for Oberoesterreich.
The first numeral denotes the city where 3 stands for Gmunden.

Trailer repeater series

Current trailer repeater series since January 1st 1990 in white on red.
This series is used for foreign trailers towed by Austrian registered vehicles.
The trailer then carries the registration of the vehicle in red and white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by two numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where SL stands for Salzburg Land in Salzburg.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Salzburg) below.

Current trailer repeater series since January 1st 1990 in white on red.
This series is used for foreign trailers towed by Austrian registered vehicles.
The trailer then carries the registration of the vehicle in red and white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three numerals and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where BZ stands for Bludenz in Vorarlberg.
After the two first letters is the coat-of-arms of the province with the province name (Vorarlberg) below.

Diplomatic series

Current diplomatic series in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by the letter D, a hyphen and five numerals.
The first letter denotes the province where W stands for Wien. The letter D stands for diplomatic corps.
The first two numerals denote the embassy where 21 stands for Luxemburg.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A below the twelve golden European stars.

Current diplomatic series in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by the letter D, a hyphen and five numerals.
The first letter denotes the province where W stands for Wien. The letter D stands for diplomatic corps.
The first two numerals denote the embassy where 84 stands for UNCB.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A below the twelve golden European stars.

Current diplomatic series in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by the letter D, a hyphen and five numerals.
The first letter denotes the province where W stands for Wien. The letter D stands for diplomatic corps.
The first two numerals denote the embassy where 98 stands for E.U..
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A below the twelve golden European stars.
This is a private made replacement plate for limited time, while the original plate is lost. After this time you need a new origial plate.

Current diplomatic series in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by the letter D, a hyphen and three numerals.
The first letter denotes the province where W stands for Wien. The letter D stands for diplomatic corps.
The first two numerals denote the embassy where 27 stands for Hungary .
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A below the twelve golden European stars.

Current diplomatic series in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by the letter D, a hyphen and one numeral.
The first letter denotes the province where T stands for Tirol. The letter D stands for diplomatic corps.
The first numeral denotes the embassy where 4 stands for Germany.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A below the twelve golden European stars.

Military series

Current federal army series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of the letters BH, followed by five numerals.
After the two first letters is the federal coat-of-arms.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
To the left is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Official series

Current official series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by five numerals.
The letters BP denote Federal Police.
After the two first letters is the federal coat-of-arms.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current official series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by five numerals.
The letters BD denote Bundesbuspost (Federal Bus Service).
After the two first letters is the federal coat-of-arms.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current official series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by five numerals.
The letters BD denote Bundesbuspost (Federal Bus Service).
After the two first letters is the federal coat-of-arms.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current official series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by three numerals.
The letters PT denote Post- und Telegraphenverwaltung.
After the two first letters is the federal coat-of-arms.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current official series since January 1st 1990 in black on white, with euroband since November 4th 2002.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by five numerals.
The letters PT denote Post- und Telegraphenverwaltung.
After the two first letters is the federal coat-of-arms.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.
Left of the registration is a blue band with the oval A, in white, below the twelve golden European stars.

Current official series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by five numerals.
The letters PT denote Post- und Telegraphenverwaltung.
After the two first letters is the federal coat-of-arms.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Current official series since January 1st 1990 in black on white.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by four numerals.
The letters BG denote Federal Gendarmerie (issued between 1967 and 2005), while the first numeral indicates the province where 7 stands for Tirol.
After the two first letters is the federal coat-of-arms.
At the top and at the bottom are two horizontal red lines.

Former official series issued between 1947 and December 31st 1989, rear plate in white on black.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by one numeral, a period and three numerals.
The letters BB denote Österreichische Bundesbahnen (Federal Railways).

Moped series

Current moped series January 1st 1990 in white on red with a white border in the shape of a shield.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by a hyphen, one numeral above three letters.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg.

Current moped series January 1st 1990 in white on red with a white border in the shape of a shield.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by a hyphen, one numeral above three letters.
The first two letters denote the district where JO stands for Sankt Johann in Salzburg .

Current moped series January 1st 1990 in white on red with a white border in the shape of a shield.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by a hyphen, one numeral above two numerals and one letter.
The first letter denotes the district where G stands for Graz.

Current moped series January 1st 1990 in white on red with a white border in the shape of a shield.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by a hyphen, one numeral above one numeral and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where LZ stands for Lienz in Tirol.

Current moped series January 1st 1990 in white on red with a white border in the shape of a shield.
The registration consists of two letters, followed by a hyphen, one numeral above one numeral and two letters.
The first two letters denote the district where DO stands for Dornbirn in Vorarlberg.

Current moped series January 1st 1990, electric vehicle in green on white since 1st April 2017, with a green border in the shape of a shield.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by a hyphen, one numeral above three letters.
The first letter denotes the district where S stands for Salzburg.

Austrian vehicle registration plates, new-style, black letters on white background, start with a group of one or two letters, indicating the town of registration.
Pictures of the entire code list

A	Transport for Bundespraesidenten,	Nationalrat, Bundesregierung
AM	Amstetten	Niederoesterreich
B	Bregenz	Vorarlberg
BA	Bad Aussee	Steiermark
BB	Bundesbahn
BD	Bundesbusdienst
BG	Bundesgendamerie
BH	Bundesheer
BL	Bruck an der Leitha	Niederoesterreich
BM	Bruck an der Mur	Steiermark
BN	Baden	Niederoesterreich
BP	Bundespolizei
BR	Braunau am Inn	Oberoesterreich
BZ	Bludenz	Vorarlberg
DL	Deutschlandsberg	Steiermark
DO	Dornbirn	Vorarlberg
E	Eisenstadt	Burgenland
EF	Eferding	Oberoesterreich
EU	Eisenstadt Umgebung	Burgenland
FB	Feldbach	Steiermark
FE	Feldkirchen	Karinthien
FF	Fuerstenfeld	Steiermark
FK	Feldkirch	Vorarlberg
FR	Freistadt	Oberoesterreich
G	Graz	Steiermark
GB	Groebming	Steiermark
GD	Gmund	Niederoesterreich
GF	Gaenserndorf	Niederoesterreich
GM	Gmunden	Oberoesterreich
GR	Grieskirchen	Oberoesterreich
GS	Guessing	Burgenland
GU	Graz Umgebung	Steiermark
HA	Hallein	Salzburg
HB	Hartberg	Steiermark
HE	Hermagor	Karinthien
HE	Hartberg Fürstenfeld	Steiermark
HL	Hollabrunn	Niederoesterreich
HO	Horn	Niederoesterreich
I	Innsbruck	Tirol
IL	Innsbruck Land	Tirol
IM	Imst	Tirol
JE	Jennersdorf	Burgenland
JO	St. Johann	Salzburg
JU	Judenburg	Steiermark
K	Klagenfurt	Karinthien
KB	Kitzbuehel	Tirol
KF	Knittelfeld	Steiermark
KI	Kirchdorf an der Krems	Oberoesterreich
KL	Klagenfurt Land	Karinthien
KO	Korneuburg	Niederoesterreich
KR	Krems an der Donau	Niederoesterreich
KS	Krems an der Donau Mag.	Niederoesterreich
KU	Kufstein	Tirol
L	Linz	Oberoesterreich
LA	Landeck	Tirol
LB	Leibnitz	Steiermark
LE	Leoben	Steiermark
LF	Lilienfeld	Niederoesterreich
LI	Liezen	Steiermark
LL	Linz Land	Oberoesterreich
LN	Leoben Land	Steiermark
LZ	Lienz	Tirol
MA	Mattersburg	Burgenland
MD	Moedling	Niederoesterreich
ME	Melk	Niederoesterreich
MI	Mistelbach	Niederoesterreich
MT	Murtal	Steiermark
MU	Murau	Steiermark
MZ	Muerzzuschlag	Steiermark
ND	Neusiedl am See	Burgenland
NK	Neunkirchen	Niederoesterreich
OP	Oberpullendorf	Burgenland
OW	Oberwart	Burgenland
P	St. Poelten	Niederoesterreich
PE	Perg	Oberoesterreich
PL	St. Poelten Land	Niederoesterreich
RA	Radkersburg	Steiermark
RE	Reutte	Tirol
RI	Ried im Innkreis	Oberoesterreich
RO	Rohrbach im Muehlkreis	Oberoesterreich
S	Salzburg Stadt	Salzburg
SB	Scheibbs	Niederoesterreich
SD	Schaerding	Oberoesterreich
SE	Steyr Land	Oberoesterreich
SL	Salzburg Umgebung	Salzburg
SO	Südoststeiermark	Steiermark
SP	Spittal an der Drau	Karinthien
SR	Steyr	Oberoesterreich
SV	St.Veit an der Glan	Karinthien
SW	Schwechat	Niederoesterreich
SZ	Schwaz	Tirol
TA	Tamsweg	Salzburg
TU	Tulln	Niederoesterreich
UU	Urfahr Umgebung	Oberoesterreich
VB	Voecklabruck	Oberoesterreich
VI	Villach	Karinthien
VK	Voelkermarkt	Karinthien
VL	Villach Land	Karinthien
VO	Voitsberg	Steiermark
W	Wien	Wien
WB	Wiener Neustadt Bezirk	Niederoesterreich
WE	Wels	Oberoesterreich
WL	Wels Land	Oberoesterreich
WN	Wiener Neustadt	Niederoesterreich
WO	Wolfsberg	Karinthien
WT	Waidhofen an der Thaya	Niederoesterreich
WU	Wien Umgebung	Niederoesterreich
WY	Waidhofen an der Ybbs	Niederoesterreich
WZ	Weiz	Steiermark
ZE	Zell am See	Salzburg
ZT	Zwettl	Niederoesterreich
ZW	Zollwache

The old style, pre-1990, with white letters on black background, can still be occasionally seen.
They start with a group of one or two letters, indicating the province (Land) or city of registration.

B	Burgenland
G	Graz
K	Karinthien
L	Linz
N	Niederoesterreich
O	Oberoesterreich
S	Salzburg
St	Steiermark
T	Tirol
V	Vorarlberg
W	Wien

Austria

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