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San Marino

San Marino

San Marino’s compact plates display the republic’s coat of arms, the words REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO and a short serial.

CURRENT STANDARD
REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINOA 0482
Letter + digitsIntroduced 1993 design
THE SYSTEM

How the numbering works

01

The ordinary example follows Letter + digits.

02

RSM is the international identifier; ordinary numbers have no district meaning.

03

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is RSM.

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.

REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINOA 0482

Standard private

The current ordinary Letter + digits registration.

A0482

Motorcycle

Motorcycles use a small two-line plate.

SAN MARINOH 0482

Historic

Historic vehicles use a dedicated H family.

SAN MARINOCD 048

Diplomatic

Diplomatic registrations use protected abbreviations.

CURRENT REFERENCE

San Marino's current plate system

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

1993 design
A 0482

Present registration system

San Marino’s compact plates display the republic’s coat of arms, the words REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO and a short serial.

1993 design

Current grammar introduced

The Letter + digits system establishes the ordinary plate described above.

Today

National sequential

RSM is the international identifier; ordinary numbers have no district meaning.

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
A0482

Motorcycles use a small two-line plate.

Historic
SAN MARINOH 0482

Historic vehicles use a dedicated H family.

Diplomatic
SAN MARINOCD 048

Diplomatic registrations use protected abbreviations.

CURRENT GRAMMAR

How to read San Marino's ordinary plate

San Marino’s compact plates display the republic’s coat of arms, the words REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO and a short serial.

FormatLetter + digits

The ordinary example follows Letter + digits.

Geographic clueNational sequential

RSM is the international identifier; ordinary numbers have no district meaning.

International markRSM

The integrated or adjacent international identifier is RSM.

Physical variants390 × 120 mm

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 privateA 0482

The current ordinary Letter + digits registration.

MotorcycleA 0482

Motorcycles use a small two-line plate.

HistoricH 0482

Historic vehicles use a dedicated H family.

DiplomaticCD 048

Diplomatic registrations use protected abbreviations.

PLATE REFERENCE

Formats and protected families

Search the ordinary Letter + digits grammar and the principal special registrations represented in this guide.

6 of 6 entriesNational sequentialCountry mark RSM
Letter
Opening registration blockOrdinary format · 1
digits
Registration block 2Ordinary format · 2
A
Standard privatePlate family · 1
A
MotorcyclePlate family · 2
H
HistoricPlate family · 3
CD
DiplomaticPlate family · 4
GOOD TO KNOW

Three road-side clues

RSM is the international identifier; ordinary numbers have no district meaning.

The RSM identifier distinguishes the country in international traffic.

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

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