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Last update: 1 Mar 2005

 picture taken by Karlheinz Porth
(Germany) on 27 June 1962

  Picture Date of
first issue		 Date of
last issue		 Type Description Remarks
1
1924?   car ÅL 123
(ÅL 121-2277)		 hand painted
2 1924?   mc ÅL 12
(ÅL 13-266)		 hand painted
3     govt ÅL 12
(under 100)		 plate wanted
hand painted
4     dlr ÅP 12
(ÅP 16-51)		 plate wanted
hand painted
5     tr ÅS 12
(ÅS 2-19)		 hand painted
6 1926?   car with tabs (white and blue) plate wanted
hand painted
tab 1926 = blue on white
7 1950s?   temp ÅL 1 SF plate wanted
hand painted
8 1962 1972 car ÅL 1234
(ÅL 266-3125)		 no border
9   1975 govt ÅL 12
(under 100)		 no border
10   Dec 1973 mc ÅL-123
(ÅL 7-229)		  
11   1975 tr ÅS 123
(ÅS 3-254)		 no border
12   Dec 1973 trac ÅL 1234
(ÅL 219-1123)		 big L
13   Dec 1973 trac ÅL 1234
(ÅL 499-1894)		 small L
14
    dlr ÅP 123
(ÅP 36-148)		 no border
15     dlr ÅP 97 plate wanted
big P, mistake?
16   Mar 1996 mopd ÅAA/123 every year a different
colour, 1988 = red
17   Mar 1996 mopd 123/ÅAA every year a different
colour, 1989 = green
18 1972 1975 car ÅL 1234
(ÅL 343-7575)		 reflective
no border
19     tr ÅS 123
(ÅL 264)		 reflective
no border
20 Jan 1974 Dec 1980 mc ÅL/123
(ÅL/55-208)		 small L
21
Jan 1974   trac ÅL 1234
(ÅL 2018-2080)
(remakes ÅL 216-296)		 with border
22 1975 Dec 1980 car ÅL 1234
(ÅL 366-9437)

with border
23 1975 Dec 1980 govt ÅL 12 (under 100)

with border
24 1975   tr ÅS 123
(ÅS 153-470)

with border
25     trac ÅL 1234
(ÅL-2371)		 big L
hyphen mistake
26     dlr ÅP 123
(ÅP 96-105)		 big P
27   Apr 1997 mc

ÅL/123
(ÅL/125-590)

 big L
28 Jan 1981 May 1992 car ÅLA 123 closed circle
big L, long plate
1983 ÅLD
29 Jan 1981 May 1992 car ÅLA 12 closed circle
big L, short plate
1987 ÅLH
30 Jan 1981 May 1992 car ÅL 1234 closed circle
big L, reissue
31 Jan 1981 May 1992 govt ÅL 12 (under 100) closed circle
big L
32     trac ÅL 1234
(ÅL 2466-2469)		 closed circle
big L, non reflective
33
  Jan 2004 trac ÅL 1234
(ÅL 2728 - 3899)

(remakes ÅL 69 - 745)

 closed circle
big L, reflective
1998 ÅL 3599

low number remake
34
  May 2004 dlr ÅP 123
(ÅP 107-126)		 also temporary
closed circle big P
1998 ÅP 136

non reflective and reflective
35   Jan 2004 tr ÅS 1234
(ÅS 53-4549)		 closed circle
big S
1998 ÅS 3399
36 Jun 1992 now car ÅLA 12
(ÅLN-)		 new design
short plate
1992 ÅLN
37 Jun 1992 now car ÅLA 123
(ÅLN-)		 long plate
1996 ÅLO
1998 ÅLP
38 Jun 1992 now car ÅL 123
(-ÅLN)		 reissue
Jan 2000 ÅLR
July 2000 ÅLS
39
Jun 1992 now pers MAJA a shadow number is used printed on a sticker in the right hand top corner (ÅLM 2)

plate withdrawn
7 digits max. (this is 8)
40 Jun 1992 now taxi PROMT

taxi uses a red sticker for the shadow number (ÅLN 124)
41 Jun 1992 now govt ÅL 12
(under 100)

 Jan 2002 ÅLT
Jan 2004 ÅLU
42 Jun 1992 now pers ÅLAND 1
(1-4)		 government
shadow number (ÅL 28)
43 Apr 1996 now mopd ÅL/123 1998 ÅL/999
44 May 1997 Apr 1998 mc ÅL/123 new dies
1998 ÅL/599
45 Apr 1998 now mc ÅL/123 new design
46 Apr 1998 now pers M 1 motorcycle plus sticker of shadow number (ÅL 640)
47
May 2000 now mc ÅL/123 new motorcycle design

low number remake
48
May 2000 now mc HAR/LEY
XX		 plate wanted
new motorcycle design
(shadow number ÅL 649)
Jan Erik
one line
(shadow number ÅL 768)
Mattsson
49 May 2003 now temp AF 123 sticker
50 Jan 2004 now trac ÅL 1234
(3900-)		 plate wanted
51 Jan 2004 now tr ÅS 1234
(4550-)		 plate wanted
52 May 2004 now dlr ÅP 123
(1-123)		 plate wanted

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