Myanmar

MYA
oval

 
Last update: 27 July 2023
In general:

1902?- 1937 BI oval (British India)
1937 - 1956 BA oval (Burma)
1956 - 1995 BUR oval (Burma) Brumby (RI 1838)
1995 - now  MYA oval (May 1989 Myanmar)
 
 

Picture

Date of
first issue
Date of
last issue
Type Description Remarks
    1920 1937/9 car R 1234 Rangoon
 
    1920 1939 bus TC 1234  
    1920 1939 taxi R 1234
 
additional T above
 
  1939 1958 car RA 1234 RA-RE
Europlate
  1939 1958 mc RA 1234 RA-RE
Europlate
  1939 1958 bus RA 1234 additional G for goods
and T for taxi above
Europlate
  1939 1958 diplo RA 1234 diplomatic
TX?
Francoplaque
 





bus 1945
even earlier
1947?
1958

Nov 1959
1985
1988
car 1234
A 1234
1948 Burma independent
1958 Burmese charters
1970 driving on the right

car 1677
bus 2837, route 10
1947 A 1205
1948 B 7593
1949 C 5032
1958 D 2712
E 2510
owner provided plate

1961 F
1965/8 G
1968 H
1975 K
1985 L
 
 

1W with stamp (95)
later?
W
  mc W 1234
1W 12345
12W 12345
motorcycle
W 5599
Francoplaque
W 4120
Francoplaque
24W 20504
Europlate
      mc ?? 1234 motorcycle, only valid localy, here Yangon area
?A? 3861
Europlate
  70s? 90s? mc ?? 1234 motorcycle, localy assembled
? 9765
Aaron
  later?
W
  other W 1234 postal motorcycle
1W 80095
G/T/?
Europlate
 
1965?   diplo A 1234 diplomatic
normal series but bk/wh
G 3638 (65-68)
Moens
H 6688 (68)
 

1958?   truck A 1234 commercial
G 6599
big truck 600x250cm
H 6234
web (2x)
an additional plate on the truck with route 14

H 4404
Aaron
  1995?
older
? other A 1234
AB 1234
commercial
no truck?
F ta? 1397
Aaron
 
59 G
1958
1965?
  dlr 1 D dealer
seen 6A and 6C
Europlate
    1985
1988
1995 car 1A 1234 1988 4A
1992 7A
  1993   diplo A 1234 diplomatic
T-9/45
Europlate
  ? 1989 diplo UN 12 United Nations
?-3/5
1989 official name change
from Burma to Myanmar
Europlate
  ?   army 1234 A army
1403 (F)
F = regiment
also seen E, H, M, Q, R
Klotz
  ?   mc 123 army motorcycle
215
Drew
 
1995 Oct 2013 car
1 A 2345
A 1234
official plates
stamp on the top left

4B 8484 web
old number?
K 8416 web
later with white border
1997 4C
2001 6C/1D
2004 2D
2007 4-8D
2010 3-7E
2013 3G
  1995?
1998?
  mc 1W 12345 motorcycle
215x140mm
1W 51962
web
  1995? 2011
2013?
mc ABC 1234 motorcycle, only valid localy, here ?? area
?BS
3244
Drew
  1995?   govt 1 A 234 police motorcycle
4 X 561
Drew
 
AA 1234?
1995
1998
? truck A 1234
AB 1234
1 A 2345
1 A 23456
commercial
also bus and taxi
older plates without border

1st with 2013 state sticker RKE = Rakhine
H 1620
Aaron
2
A 5757
Aaron
  1995
1998
? other 1 A 23456 trawlogy
small engine
before a trialer
9 tha? 40356
Aaron
  1995 2012? taxi AA 1234 low tax, only taxi
AA 6789
Klotz
 
older?1995 2012? other U 123
AA 1234
rickshaw 3 wheel taxi
tuk tuk
U 415
Klotz
A(ta) 1770
Drew
  1995?
1998
later
Oct 2013 other 1 A 2345 hotel cars and busses
foreign currency
7A7275
Europlate
 
1996 Oct 2013 other A 1234 religious (mainly Buddist)
Q 2043
Europlate
T? 1002
Aaron
  1A 1998   car 1A2345  
 
late 2011 Oct 2013 taxi AA 1234 substitution program
Western charters
low tax taxi (no city code)
Yangôn (Rangoon) only
used AA, BB and CC
Europlate
Aaron
1
Oct 2013 2022 car 1 A 2345
A 1234
substitution program
will get a new plate
360x165mm
YGN = Yangôn (Rangoon)
Europlate
old series,
no free import permit
will keep the old number
Francoplaque
2014 3H
2015 5I (i)
2016 3L
2018 9P/3Q
2019 5-9Q
2020 4R
2021 6-7R
2022 1-2S
today 2023 3S-1234
2 still uses the old system? Oct 2013
older?
now mc   motorcycle
215x140mm
  Oct 2013 now mc ABC 1234 motorcycle, only valid localy, here AYY area
AYY = Ayeyarwady
Aaron
3
Oct 2013 now truck 1 A 2345 commercial
also bus and taxi
TNI = Thaninthargi (Dawei)
Aaron
old series,
no free import permit
Francoplaque
 
4

Oct 2013 now taxi RA 1234
AA 1234
low tax taxi
(with city code - these can not be changed back to black plates because of the low tax)
used CC - HH
MDY = Mandalay
Francoplaque
old AA series (2012),
now with city name
YGN = Yangôn (Rangoon)
Aaron
old AA series (1995),
no free import permit,
got RA and RB
Aaron
5
Oct 2013 now other AA 1234 hotel cars and busses
foreign currency
YGN = Yangôn (Rangoon)
MGY = Magway
Francoplaque (2x)
6 Oct 2013 now other RLG 1234 religious (mainly Buddist)
MGY = Magway
Europlate
7

Oct 2013 now tr TLR 1234
1 TRL 2345
heavy trialer (semi)
YGN = Yangôn (Rangoon)
Aaron (3x)
8 Oct 2013 now other HSE 123 hearse
(also ambulance)
AYY = Ayeyarwady
Europlate
9


Oct 2013 now diplo CD 123
1 2345
UN 1234
IO 1234
diplomatic
non diplomatic amb staff
United Nations
International organization
YGN = Yangôn (Rangoon)
1 = USA
3 = India
8 = Indonesia
12 = Israel
Aaron (4x)
 
10
when? 2019 mc 12W 12345 W = motorcycle
52W 65450
Aaron
11   when? 2019 other U 12345 U = tuk tuk
Aaron
12 2015 now car 1 A 2345 donated vehicles, private or public organizations
YGN = Yangôn (Rangoon)
Europlate
13 2019 now mc ABC 12W
12345
W = motorcycle
BGO = Pegu (Bago)
Aaron
electric?
14 2019 now other ABC 12U
12345
U = tuk tuk
MDY = Mandalay
Aaron
15 9R0007
2022 now car 1A2345 new series with
suburb code
old series,
no free import permit
will keep the old number
Aaron
             
  mc only          
1            
2            
3            
4 1939 1958 mc RA 1234 RA-RE
Europlate
5

1W with stamp (95)
1958?
later?
W
  mc W 1234
1W 12345
12W 12345
motorcycle
W 5599
Francoplaque
W 4120
Francoplaque
24W 20504
Europlate
6 1995? 1998? mc 1W 12345 motorcycle
215x140mm
1W 51962
web
7 1998? 2019 mc 12W 12345 W = motorcycle
52W 65450
Aaron
8 2019 now mc ABC 12W
12345
W = motorcycle
BGO = Pegu (Bago)
Aaron
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