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Last update: 13 June 2006
In general:
a full list of diplomatic codes (from 1992) a full list of district codes (from 1993-1996?)

 

 

Picture

 Date
of first
issue		 Date
of last issue		 Type Description Remarks
1 1930? 1940 car A 1234 with year plate wanted
A = Tallinn
even year were black on white and uneven years were white on black
Laars
2 1944   mc ET 1234 plate wanted
this is a double sided motorcycle front plate Laars
3 1947   car RA 1234 plate wanted
Cyrillic letters used: RR, RS, RT, RU, RF and RH Laars
4     car RA/1234 plate wanted
square
Laars
5     mc RA/1234 plate wanted
motorcycle
Laars
6 1959 x car 1234 ESA plate wanted
= Cyrillic ES
Laars
7   x car 1234/ESA plate wanted
square
Laars
8   x mc 1234/ESA plate wanted
motorcycle
Laars
9     tr 1234/ET plate wanted
trailer
Laars
10     trac 1234/EA plate wanted
tractor
Laars
11   x mopd 1234/ESX plate wanted
moped
Laars
12 1971 x car 12-34 EAB plate wanted
13     car 12-34/EAB  square
14     mc 12-34/EAB  motorcycle
15     tr 12-34/EA  trailer
EA + EE + EH
16     trac 1234/EA plate wanted
tractor
Laars
17   x trtr 1234/EA plate wanted
tractor trailer
Laars
18 1987   car A 1234 EA  
19   x mc 1234/EAB plate wanted
motorcycle
Laars
20     truck 1234/EAB  
21     tr 1234/AB trailer
22     trac 1234/AB plate wanted
tractor
Laars
23     trtr 1234/AB plate wanted
tractor trailer
Laars
24 1989?   govt 1234 EAA  
25 Dec 1991   car 123 ABC also bus
steel plate
26
    pers 123 ABC
6 characters		 plate wanted (2x)
just a nice number, normal price EEK 300
personalized price EEK 3000
Europlate (2x)
27     tr 123 AB  
28       EEE 123 non diplo. embassy staff
and foreign residents
29     army 123 EKJ Estonian Defense Forces
(Eesti Kajtse Jõud)
30 Mar 1992 x CD CD1 234
(Diplomatic code list)		 plate wanted
notice: new version (1996)
is spaced differently NPCC
31 Mar 1992   CD CMD 123 plate wanted
head of the foreign embassy Laars
32 Dec 1992   mc 123 AB old style
33   Jan 1993   car alu. plate
(district code list)		 code letters introduced
34 picture wanted Mar 1993   dlr KAT 123
white on green		 plate wanted
trade
35 Jun 1993   dlr 123 KAT inspection
36 oval change Aug 1993       from to EST
37
Aug 1993 x   EEA 123
EEB 123		 plate wanted
non diplomatic embassy staff
and foreign residents
Roovers
38 Sep 1993   dlr 123 KT plate wanted
mc
Laars
39 ? 1994? temp transiit
P year month 		plate wanted
transit
Europlate
40 Jan 1994   car 123 ABC stickers introduced
41
Aug 1994 now car 12 ABC US-size
started with Z only?
42 1994?   temp AB 1234 transit
orange on aluminum
43 1996   car 123 ABC  reflective ('97 new sticker)
44     mc 123 AB

sticker 97 yellow
sticker 98 green
sticker 99 blue
sticker 00 red
sticker 01 yellow
sticker 02 green

sticker 03 blue
sticker 04 red?
sticker 05 yellow
sticker 06 green
sticker 07 blue
sticker 08 red?
45
    pers 2-9 characters just a nice number, normal price EEK 700
personalized price in 2001 is EEK 20.000 
(about 1250 €)
46     temp 123 EEA
(EEC-EED)		  
47     dlr 123 KAT plate wanted
inspection
Klotz
48     army 123 EKJ
(since 1998 also EKV and later? also EKL)		 plate wanted
Estonian Defense Forces
(Eesti Kajtse Jõud) sample
49
    CD CD 1234

(Diplomatic code list)

 mistake??

notice: old version was
spaced differently

50     CD CMD 123  
51 1998?   CD CD 1234
CMD 123		 plate wanted
in US size with no sticker
Laars
52   x tr 123 AB plate wanted
sample
53   x dlr PROOV 1234 plate wanted
 Europlate
54 1997? x other 1234/ET plate wanted
 machinery
Europlate
55 ?   trac 1234/EK tractor
56     other ER/1234 plate wanted
tractors trailer
Europlate
57 2000?   other 123 EPV plate wanted
 Estonian Border Guard
(Eesti Piirivalve) Laars
58 2001? June 2004 CD AT 1234 embassy technical personnel
49 = European Union
Francoplaque
59 black on white 2001?   mc 123 AB  
60 white on black 2002?   antq A 1234 car
61 white on black 2002?   antq A 123 mc
62 white on blue 2002?   CD CD 123 special for the US-size plates
with a sticker
63            
64 June 2004 now car 123 ABC new Euro plates
Hoffmann
65 June 2004 now car 123 AB new Euro plates
Francoplaque
66 June 2004 now CD CD 1234 diplomatic
28 = Russia
Hoffmann
67 June 2004 now CD AT 1234 embassy technical personnel
14 = Finland
Europlate

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