Croatia

Last update: 19 Mar 2006

In general:
HR = Hrvatska	a full list of district codes

	Picture	Date of first issue	Date of last issue	Type	Description	Remarks
1	3/1930 123	1930	1939	car	123	3 = Croatia
2	H/1940 123	1940	1941	car	123	H = Croatia
3		1941	1945	car	123	Europlate
4				truck	123	commercial? Europlate
5				mc	AB/1234	double sided front plate VU = Vukovar Klotz
6				mc	AB 123	rear Europlate
7		1946	1947	mc	H 12345	FNRJ double sided front plate H = Croatia van Wersch
8		1947	1951	mc	H 1/23456	double sided front plate H = Croatia van Wersch
9		1952	1961	car	A 1234 A 12345 (1958)	H = Croatia van Wersch
10		1952	1961	mc	A 123	H = Croatia van Wersch
11		1961 1969 1980s	Dec 1992	car	AB 1234 AB 12345 AB 123456	former Yugoslavian plates were valid until the end of 1992 TK = Tivona Korenica PU = Pula ZG = Zagreb Klotz (1st)
12		1961	Dec 1992	tr	1234 AB	former Yugoslavian plates were valid until the end of 1992 KR = Krapina
13		?		trac	123	tractor van Wersch
14		1991	1992	CD	12 A 345 12/A 345	1991 Croatia separated from Yugoslavia A = diplomatic 60 = USA ZG = Zagreb
15		Jan 1992	now	car	AB 123 C AB 123 CD	PZ = Pozega CK = Cakovec van Wersch (2nd)
16				car	AB/123 A AB/1234 C AB/123 CD	square
17				mc	AB/123/CD	PU = Pula Brekke
18				mopd	AB/123/CD	RI = Rijeka Kolen
19				dlr	AB/12345	paper Europlate
20				pers	up to 7 characters (after the town code)	costs = € 2500 also nice numbers available at € 250 Europlate Rope
21		1994?		CD	123 A 456 123 A/456	A = Diplomat 043 = Australia 24 = USA Europlate (2x)
22		?		other	512 C 345	C = Consulate 012 = Austria the 500 series is a later version? 018 = 518 = France Europlate (2x)
23		?		other	123 M 456	M = foreign Missions 036 = UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Brekke
24		blue		govt	123456	police Francoplaque
25				army	HV 123 AB	HV = Hrvatska Vojska = Croatian Army Klotz
26				army	HV 123 VP HV 123 PV	HV = Hrvatska Vojska VP = Vojska Policija Klotz
27				army	HVO 123 A	HVO = Hrvatsko Vijece Obrane (Croatia Military Council) Croatian Army in Herzegovina? mind the crownless shield van Wersch
28				temp	AB 123 CD	temporary tourist (green) Brekke
29				UN	AB 123 UN	UN (green) Europlate
30				other	AB 123 CD	abnormal vehicle van Wersch
31				other	ECTF 123 ECTF R12	European Community Task Force R = trailer? Europlate (2x)
32		1997?		car	AB 1234 C	4 numbers and 1 letters ZG = Zagreb van Wersch
33		2001?		car	AB 1234 CD	4 numbers and 2 letters (smaller dash) Brekke
34		May 2004		car	AB 123 CD	Euro sticker Bravi


		July 2016	now	car		euro band added

If you have any comments, pictures or even plates, please drop me an e-mail.

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