License plate (Italy) (1927–1994)
License plate from 1927 to 1994
The license plates usually began with two letters that indicated the province. The province of the capital Rome , whose name was written out ( Roma ), was an exception . Following the provincial abbreviations there was a symbol of the Italian state, from 1948 the stylized national coat of arms with the letters RI for Repubblica Italiana . A distinctive number followed. Until 1985 the letters were white (provincial abbreviations orange since 1976) and the background black. However, these were discontinued because the signs were made of plastic and in the event of accidents, vandalism, attacks or the like. burned beyond recognition. Then reflective labels made of sheet aluminum with a white background and black letters were introduced. The issue principle was retained.
progression
The numbers were assigned consecutively in the respective province. When reaching the number 999999, the letters A to Z were added. The following number was only five digits. When the identifier Z 99999 was reached, the letter was placed in the last position (e.g. 34598 K). When this series was exhausted by 99999 Z, license plates according to the system 9 A 9999 followed. Finally, license plates according to the system 99 A 999 began in the province of Milan.
list
| Abbreviation | province | Remarks | Highest number in 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG | Agrigento | from 1928, before that GI | 408000 |
| AL | Alessandria | 763000 | |
| ON | Ancona | 607000 | |
| AO | Valle d'Aosta | German: Aostatal; with the state coat of arms | 234000 |
| AP | Ascoli Piceno | 470000 | |
| AQ | L'Aquila | 325000 | |
| AR | Arezzo | 484000 | |
| AT | Asti | from 1933 | 355000 |
| AU | Apuania | 1939 to 1949, before and after MS | |
| AV | Avellino | 406000 | |
| BA | Bari | E 85000 | |
| BG | Bergamo | D 20000 | |
| BI | Biella | from 1992 | 000770 |
| BL | Belluno | 295000 | |
| BN | Benevento | German: Benevento | 293000 |
| BO | Bologna | H 00000 | |
| BR | Brindisi | 393000 | |
| BS | Brescia | F 14100 | |
| BZ | Bolzano | German: Bozen (South Tyrol); with the state coat of arms (Tyrolean eagle) | 601000 |
| CA | Cagliari | 755000 | |
| CB | Campobasso | 242000 | |
| CE | Caserta | 773000 | |
| CG | Castrogiovanni | until 1927, then EN | |
| CH | Chieti | 410000 | |
| CL | Caltanissetta | 255000 | |
| CN | Cuneo | from 1928, before that CU | 900000 |
| CO | Como | D 68000 | |
| CR | Cremona | 513000 | |
| CS | Cosenza | 560000 | |
| CT | Catania | A 95000 | |
| CU | Cuneo | until 1928, then CN | |
| CZ | Catanzaro | 573000 | |
| EN | Enna | from 1927, before that CG | 160000 |
| FE | Ferrara | 554000 | |
| FG | Foggia | 552000 | |
| FI | Firenze | German: Florence | N 50000 |
| FM | Fiume | 1930 to 1945, before that FU | |
| FO | Forlì-Cesena | 915000 | |
| FR | Frosinone | 512000 | |
| FU | Fiume | until 1930, then FM | |
| GE | Genova | German: Genoa | E 72000 |
| GI | Girgenti | until 1928, then AG | |
| GO | Gorizia | German: Görz | 235000 |
| GR | Grosseto | 322000 | |
| IN THE | Imperia | 311000 | |
| IS | Isernia | from 1970 | 085000 |
| KR 1 | Crotone | from 1992 | 003000 |
| LC | Lecco | from 1992 | 011000 |
| LE | Lecce | 725000 | |
| LI | Livorno | 531000 | |
| LO | Lodi | from 1992 | 005200 |
| LT | Latina | from 1933 | 551000 |
| LU | Lucca | 595000 | |
| MC | Macerata | 400,000 | |
| ME | Messina | 635000 | |
| MI | Milano | German: Milan | 00 D 999 |
| MN | Mantova | German: Mantua | 599000 |
| MO | Modena | A 10000 | |
| MS | Massa Carrara | until 1939 and again from 1949, in the meantime AU | 287000 |
| MT | Matera | 194000 | |
| N / A | Napoli | German: Naples | W 65000 |
| NO | Novara | 820000 | |
| NU | Nuoro | 242000 | |
| OR | Oristano | from 1976 | 115000 |
| PA | Palermo | D 10000 | |
| Pc | Piacenza | 460000 | |
| PD | Padova | German: Padua | B 84000 |
| PE | Pescara | 385000 | |
| PG | Perugia | from 1933 | 793000 |
| PI | Pisa | 632000 | |
| PN | Pordenone | from 1967 | 362000 |
| PO | Prato | from 1992 | 010000 |
| PR | Parma | 660000 | |
| PS | Pesaro Urbino | until 1994, then PU | 465000 |
| PT | Pistoia | 434000 | |
| PU | Perugia | until 1933 | |
| PV | Pavia | 860000 | |
| PZ | Potenza | 355000 | |
| RA | Ravenna | 611000 | |
| RC | Reggio di Calabria | 520000 | |
| RE | Reggio Emilia | 710000 | |
| RG | Ragusa | 295000 | |
| RI | Rieti | 188000 | |
| RM 2 | Roma | German: Rom ; also: Roma | 5 K 0000 |
| RN | Rimini | from 1992 | 012000 |
| RO | Rovigo | 340000 | |
| R OMA 2 | see RM | ||
| SA | Salerno | 954000 | |
| SI | Siena | 425000 | |
| SO | Sondrio | 232000 | |
| SP | La Spezia | 342000 | |
| SR | Siracusa | German: Syrakus | 401000 |
| SS | Sassari | 454500 | |
| SV | Savona | 440000 | |
| TA | Taranto | German: Tarent | 542000 |
| TE | Teramo | 320000 | |
| TN | Trento | German: Trient ; with the state coat of arms | 618000 |
| TO | Torino | German: Turin | 55,000 W. |
| TP | Trapani | 420000 | |
| TR | Terni | 330000 | |
| TS | Trieste | German: Triest ; until 1945 and again from 1954 | 410000 |
| TV | Treviso | A 20000 | |
| UD | Udine | 755000 | |
| VA | Varese | E 20000 | |
| VB | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | from 1992 | 010000 |
| VC | Vercelli | 652000 | |
| VE | Venezia | German: Venice | 970000 |
| VI | Vicenza | 980000 | |
| VR | Verona | B 05000 | |
| VT | Viterbo | 436000 | |
| VV | Vibo Valentia | from 1992 | 003000 |
| ZA | Zara | until 1945 |
1 Emergency solution: Since all possible combinations were already assigned with a C as the first letter, the abbreviation KR was used, although the letter K does not normally appear in the Italian language. KR also stands for the former Greek name of the city: Kroton
2 Only the distinctive sign R OMA , but not RM , was issued.