Netherlands Antilles
Curaçao

 
Last update: 16 Jan 2018
In general:
the C is for cars on Curaçao (until 1985)
all other letters see: vehicle types		 design changes are shown below,
for different colors see: year colors
 
 

Picture

 Date of
first issue		 Date of
last issue		 Type Description Remarks
1 1933 1933 govt 1234 D

D = Dienst = Government
Europlate/Knox
 high number for government, probably within the series
2 1936 1936 car 123 C Hulsman
3 1956 1956 car C 1234 Beelen
4 1957 1957 bus   Klotz
5

1958 1968 car C-1234
even years: 1234-C		 Klotz

new dies

tab (from 1966?-1967?)
6 ? 1969   car    
7 1970   car   Klotz
8 1971 1972 car     
9 1973 1976 car     
10 1977 1979 car     
11 1980 1982  car     
12 1983 1984 car      
13 1985   car    no border
14
1986 1994 car    for different colors see:
year colors
15 1990   govt    
16 1995   car  
in 1995 plates were used of 1994 with a windshield sticker
van Wersch
17 1995   taxi   although also 1995 plates were issued
Francoplaque
18 x 1996 2002 car   front
19 x 1996 2002 car   rear
20 2003   car   Astrid Bonefaas, Curaçao
21 2003   mc   here a sample
?
22   2005 2009    
Z heavy equipment & machinery
 
23   May 2009 now car A 1234 D, F, H, K, L, S, T
24   May 2009 now mc MF 1234 MF motorfiets (in Dutch)
25   May 2009 now bus BUS 123 bus
26   May 2009 now dlr GAR 12 repair garages (valid 06:18h daily)
27   May 2009 now dlr BR 12 sales agencies (valid 06:18h daily)
28   May 2009 now govt C 123 Curaçao Government
29   May 2009 now govt NA 12 Netherlands Antilles Government
30   May 2009 now other POLIS 12 Police
31   May 2009 now hire R 1234 rental
32   May 2009 now other TW 12 tourist wagon
33   May 2009 now taxi TX 12 taxi
34   May 2009 now truck V 1234
W 1234		 light truck
35   May 2009 now other WABI 12 antique vehicle
36   May 2009 now truck Z 1234 heavy equipment and machinery
37   May 2009 now pers ABCDEF personalized
38            

If you have any comments, pictures or even plates, please drop me an e-mail.

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