License plate (Turkmenistan)

License plate from Turkmenistan

Diplomatic plates

Government license plate

The license plate of Turkmenistan have black lettering on a white background in general. They correspond to the European standard and show the flag of Turkmenistan and the letters TM on the left edge . The combination starts with one or two (since 2009) letters, followed by four digits. At the end, two more letters indicate the province in which the vehicle was registered. A slight modification of the German DIN font is used as the font, mostly with a combination of middle and narrow letters .
Marks for foreigners have a yellow background. After a number they show the letter H and a consecutive five-digit number. Diplomatic license plates have a blue base color and white characters. Their combination consists of coding the country of origin using two digits, the letters CD and a consecutive number.
License plates with a dark green background are issued for authorities and military facilities. They show elements of the Turkmen flag and the letters TM on the far left . This is followed by four digits, the region code and another letter. Military license plates do without the regional letters and instead show the combination GM . Green license plates with the words DABARA were used during the parade marking the 20th anniversary of independence .

As part of the Soviet Union , the Turkmen SSR used Soviet license plates . The current labeling system was introduced in 1994, three years after independence.

Geographical distribution of the abbreviations

Abbreviation	USSR	region
AG	АШ	Ashgabat city
AH	АШ	Ahal Province
BN	НТ (until 1988) БЛ (from 1991)	Balkans Province
Double room	ТЗ	Daşoguz province
LB	ЧР	Lebap Province
MR	МХ	Province of Mary

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