Vehicle registration plates of Vatican City
 Vatican regular privately owned standard number plate. | |
| Country |  Vatican |
|---|---|
| Country code | V |
| Current series | |
| Size | 520 mm × 110 mm 20.5 in × 4.3 in |
| Serial format | Not standard |
| Colour (front) | Black on white |
| Colour (rear) | Black on white |
Vehicle registration plates of official road vehicles registered in Vatican City use the prefix SCV (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) followed by a series of digits while vehicle registration plates of residential road vehicles registered in Vatican City use the prefix CV (Italian: Città del Vaticano) followed by a series of digits. The Pope's car carries the registration SCV 1 in red lettering and the rest of the cars that the Pope can be inside, also carry red letters. [1]
The international vehicle registration code for the Vatican City is V.[2] Vatican registration plates does not incorporate this code. When driving outside of the Vatican, as a contracting party of the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, the distinguishing sign of the country of registration must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle, in black letters on a white background having the shape of an ellipse.[2]
Vehicle types
[edit]| Vehicle types[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Example | Meaning | ||
| Private |
| CV means Civitatis Vaticanae ("Vatican City") | ||
| Government |
| SCV means Status Civitatis Vaticanae ("Vatican City State") | ||
| Official |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Vaticano, matrículas del mundo". matriculasdelmundo.com.
- ^ a b "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "License Plates of the Vatican". www.worldlicenseplates.com.