Vehicle registration plates of Kyrgyzstan explained

Kyrgyz registration plates were first issued in 1980, when the country was still a republic of the Soviet Union. Despite having gained its independence in 1991, it continued to use the old Soviet plates until the introduction of the current format in 1994.^[1]

Formats

1980-1993

Between 1980 and 1993, Kyrgyz plates were manufactured to the Soviet GOST 3207-77 standard. The characters were of the following format: x ## ## XX where x is a lowercase Cyrillic counter letter; # is any digit between 0 and 9; and XX are two uppercase Cyrillic letters indicating where the vehicle was registered (e.g. БИ for Bishkek).

с 15 63 БИ

1994

1994 saw the launch of another format, which resembles more closely the style of registration plates used in Europe. The most notable changes are the switch from Cyrillic letters to Latin, and the presence of the Kyrgyz flag in a narrow band to the left of the plate. The alphanumerics are rendered in DIN 1451. The plate format is: X 9999 XX while first letter is based on geographic location.

2015

Starting from July 2015, a new system has entered into circulation. Each province now has a two digit code. The new license plates have the font FE-Schrift. The numbers usually have a font size slightly larger than the letters, similar to Russian vehicle registration plates.

Private vehicles

The license plates have the format ## - ### xxx, where the first two digits are province codes. The plate is black on white. Right under the province codes, there is the Kyrgyz flag and the code KG.

Motorcycles

The license plates have the format ## - ### xx, where the first two digits are province codes. The plate is black on white.

Governmental vehicles

The license plates have the format ## - ### PT, where the first two digits are province codes. The plate is black on white.

Foreign

The following plates are black on yellow. These flags show the code KG, but not the Kyrgyz flag. These plates have the following format: ## - #### L, where the first two digits are the province codes. The letter would be either of the following:

H: For a vehicle owned by a foreign citizen.
P: For a vehicles who would be in the country for more than 6 months
M: For foreign firms, their staff and families.
K: Belonging to foreign media

Diplomatic

Diplomatic license plates are white on red, whereas the license plates for UN vehicles are white on blue. The license plates have the format L ## ###. The letter could be any of the following:

C: Official and personal vehicles of heads of consular posts and staff, i.e. Corps consulaires
D: Vehicles of diplomatic and other international organizations, as well as personal vehicles chapters (new format) and employees of the diplomatic rank of the offices, organizations, missions and members of their families, i.e. Corps diplomatiques
T: Vehicles of administrative and technical staff of diplomatic and consular missions, other international organizations and the family members of these employees.

The two digit number would be the country or organization code. The following table shows the codes:

Country name	Code	International Organization	Code	UN Agency	Code
	01		50		01
	02		51		02
	03		52		03
	04	MIR TV	53		04
	05		54
	06		55
	07		56
	08		57
	09		58
	10		59
	11		60
	12		61
	13		62
	14		63
	15		64
	16
	17
	18
	19

The three digit number is assigned in increasing order. Numbers 001 to 099 are assigned to diplomatic missions, and numbers 100 to 999 to private cars of the diplomats.On the right end, the date of the issuance of the plate is posted, with the month on the top, and the year on the bottom.

Honorary Consulate plates are white on red, and have the format HC ####, where the four digit number is the country code. On the right end, the date of the issuance of the plate is posted, with the month on the top, and the year on the bottom.

Country name	Code
	1001
	1101
	1201
	1301
	1401
	1501
	1601
	1701
	1801
	1901
	2001
	2101
	2201
	2301
	2401

There's also a license plate format for official and personal vehicles of heads of diplomatic missions.

Region identifiers

Current

Starting from July 2016, a two digit code has been assigned to each region, similar to the format in Russia. There is a potential to add more codes to each region, as each of the existing codes get used up.

Code	Region
01	Bishkek
02	Osh
03	Batken Region
04	Jalal-Abad Region
05	Naryn Region
06	Osh Region
07	Talas Region
08	Chüy Region
09	Issyk-Kul Region

1994-2016

Prefix	Region
А	Batken Region
B	Bishkek
C	Chüy Region
D	Jalal-Abad Region
E	Bishkek (outskirts)
I	Issyk-Kul Region
H/N	Naryn Region
O	Osh
S	Chüy Region
T	Talas Region
Z	Osh Region

1980-1994

Suffix	Region
БИ	Bishkek
ЖА	Jalal-Abad Region
ИК	Issyk-Kul Region
НР	Naryn Region
ОШ	Osh Region
ТФ	Talas Region
ТЯ	Tian Shan Region
ФИ	Chüy Region
ЧС	Chüy Region

Notes and References

Web site: License Plates of Kyrgyzstan.