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Azerbaijan

Azərbaycan

Azerbaijani plates use a two-digit regional code, two letters and three digits, with the national flag and AZ identifier at left.

CURRENT STANDARD
AZ90 AB 482
00 AA 000Introduced 2011 design
THE SYSTEM

How the numbering works

01

The ordinary example follows 00 AA 000.

02

90 and 99 are associated with Baku; other opening numbers identify regions.

03

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is AZ.

04

Motorcycles, trailers and restricted mounting spaces may use a dedicated stacked or compact physical format.

05

Diplomatic, temporary, trade, historic or public-service vehicles use protected combinations that sit outside the ordinary sequence.

BEYOND THE STANDARD

Special & distinctive series

Colour and suffixes can completely change a plate's meaning.

AZ90 AB 482

Standard private

The current ordinary 00 AA 000 registration.

90 AB482

Motorcycle

Motorcycles use a compact stacked layout.

D 001 048

Diplomatic

Diplomatic vehicles use red characters and protected prefixes.

AZ90 AB 482

Trailer

Trailers use a dedicated two-line physical format.

CURRENT REFERENCE

Azerbaijan's current plate system

A reconstructed current plate and concise system timeline, separated from the more extensively documented country archives.

2011 design
90 AB 482

Present registration system

Azerbaijani plates use a two-digit regional code, two letters and three digits, with the national flag and AZ identifier at left.

2011 design

Current grammar introduced

The 00 AA 000 system establishes the ordinary plate described above.

Today

Region coded

90 and 99 are associated with Baku; other opening numbers identify regions.

BEYOND THE EVERYDAY

More plates worth knowing

Special status, vehicle class or use can change the colour, prefix, suffix or even the entire registration logic.

Motorcycle
90 AB482

Motorcycles use a compact stacked layout.

Diplomatic
D 001 048

Diplomatic vehicles use red characters and protected prefixes.

Trailer
90 AB 482

Trailers use a dedicated two-line physical format.

CURRENT GRAMMAR

How to read Azerbaijan's ordinary plate

Azerbaijani plates use a two-digit regional code, two letters and three digits, with the national flag and AZ identifier at left.

Format00 AA 000

The ordinary example follows 00 AA 000.

Geographic clueRegion coded

90 and 99 are associated with Baku; other opening numbers identify regions.

International markAZ

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is AZ.

Physical variantsEuropean long format

Motorcycles, trailers and restricted mounting spaces may use a dedicated stacked or compact physical format.

Protected seriesSpecial use

Diplomatic, temporary, trade, historic or public-service vehicles use protected combinations that sit outside the ordinary sequence.

VISIBLE CATEGORIES

Ordinary and special plates use separate visual rules

Colour, prefix, dimensions or a control field can signal a different legal registration class.

Standard private90 AB 482

The current ordinary 00 AA 000 registration.

Motorcycle90 AB 482

Motorcycles use a compact stacked layout.

DiplomaticD 001 048

Diplomatic vehicles use red characters and protected prefixes.

Trailer90 AB 482

Trailers use a dedicated two-line physical format.

PLATE REFERENCE

Formats and protected families

Search the ordinary 00 AA 000 grammar and the principal special registrations represented in this guide.

7 of 7 entriesRegion codedCountry mark AZ
00
Opening registration blockOrdinary format · 1
AA
Registration block 2Ordinary format · 2
000
Registration block 3Ordinary format · 3
90
Standard privatePlate family · 1
90
MotorcyclePlate family · 2
D
DiplomaticPlate family · 3
90
TrailerPlate family · 4
GOOD TO KNOW

Three road-side clues

90 and 99 are associated with Baku; other opening numbers identify regions.

The AZ identifier distinguishes the country in international traffic.

Special-series colours and codes are legal status markers rather than decorative alternatives.

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