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Switzerland


Last update: 26 Nov 2024
In general:
all valid plates have been altered to a repeating number 

  Picture Date of
first issue		 Date of
last issue		 Type Description Remarks
1 1902 1904 car 12 before Numberplate regulations
(Vorkorkondanz Schild)
2
1902 1934 bike
19?? Bern
1903 Thurgau
1904 Bern
1914 Zürich
1930 Shaffhausen
1932/33 Zug		 pushbicycle (all around 110mm wide)
every canton and every year, totally different in shape and sometimes in material
A is region (Amt Bezirk)
A2 is Aarwangen
A5 is Bueren
 Bernet (1, 4 and 6)
Hediger (2, 3 and 5)
3 1904 1933 other 1234 with one shield
export
(zoll)
 

nice Morgan
Bernet
4
44cm		 1905 1914  car 1234
number breakdown list		 front 380x100mm
rear 440x110mm
with two shields
Hediger
5 1905 1914  mc 1234 160x130mm
Klotz
6 1907 1925 army 12
Armee-Corps-Stab = Army staff
Schweizer automobil freiwilligen corps
in the beginning, Swiss army motoring was managed by volunteer drivers Bernet
7
1914 1932  car 1234 A
number breakdown list		 front plate
380x100mm
rear plate
440x110mm
web (2x)
8 1914 1932  car A 1234
number breakdown list		 square
250x240mm
Bernet
9 1914 1932  mc 1234 A
number breakdown list 		motorcycle
160x130mm
web
Strassenverkehrsamt, St. Gallen (2nd)
10 1915   army U 123

car confiscated by the army in WW I

army registration painted directly on the body
Bernet
11

Mar 1925 1960 army M 1234
M 12345

front plates
(rear is slightly bigger)
Bernet (all)

still in use: late 70's

size
240x150mm front
360x220mm rear
12 1925 1960 army M 12345 motorcycle (150x100mm)
Shoesmith
13 1927 1932 car 1234 A
number breakdown list		 440x110mm
Hediger
14 1927 1932 car A 1234
 square plate
rear
Hediger
15
1927 1932 mc 1234 A motorcycle front plate
Francoplaque
Shoesmith
16 1933 1957 car AB 1234 square plate
rear
310x240mm
Hadjadj
17
1933 1957 mc AB 12345 front
two sided front
275x95mm
Francoplaque (2nd)
18 1933 1976 dlr AB 123 test
310x240mm
Europlate
19
1932 1960 trac a big year and a small number above the Canton weapon here one from:
Freiburg
Valais
330x110mm
Francoplaque
Shoesmith
20 1954 1988 bike AB/year
small number at the bottom		 bicycle
red base with blue, yellow, white, green or black numbers (oldest seen 54 BE and highest seen 88 BS)
21 1957 1961 car AB 12345 310x200mm
bigger wapen
with smaller numbers
Europlate
22

1960 1965 temp all with Z rear plate
short plate
(untill 81 AR)
front plate
year in full
with Z, tax free (zoll)
Hediger (1st)
Europlate (2nd)
23 1960 1980 temp with and without Z motorcycle
round top corners
(UR until 1988)
24 1960 1977 temp with and without Z round top corners
small motorcycle (< 80 km/h)
(LU until 1983)(OW until 1986) (NW until 1988)
Klotz (1st)
25 1961 1973 car AB 12345 old size
520x110mm
Francoplaque
26 1961 1973 car AB 12345 square
310x200mm
Europlate
             
             
             
             
 
1960 1973 army M/12345 front
380x110mm
rear
300x200mm
Bernet
Klotz
  1960 1973 other   fire brigade and road maintenance
rear
Klotz
 
1960 1973 other   abnormal load vehicles
(and abnormal load trailers)
300x200mm
Hadjadj
Francoplaque

also snowmobiles
(but than in motorcycle size)
27
1963 1984 temp   front
red band
rear
28
1964 1985 temp with Z front
red band
Z is tax free (zoll)
rear
short plate (untill 81 AR)
29 mid 60's end 70's mopd AB/year
small number at the bottom		 moped
small plates black on yellow (highest seen 82 SG)
30 1968 2000 army M 12/3456 trailer
Bernet
31
1968   CD CD blue
international origination
long and square version
11 = Mexico
55 = China
Francoplaque (2x)
32 1968   CD CD  green = embassies
22 = Austria
Francoplaque
33 1968   CC CC  consulates
39 = Italy
Brekke
34 picture wanted     other AT administration and 
technical personnel
35 1980 1988 temp with and without Z motorcycle
square plates
Hadjadj(1st)
 Z is tax free (zoll)
36 1979 1985 temp with and without Z small motorcycle (< 80 km/h)
Z is tax free (zoll)
37 1973 now car AG
new design
300x80mm  front
300x160mm rear
Aargau
Francoplaque
38 1973 now car AI
Appenzell
Innerrhoden
Brekke
39 1973 now car AR
Appenzell
Ausserrhoden
Hadjadj
40 1973 now car BE
Bern
Francoplaque
41 1973 now car BL
Basel-Land
Francoplaque
42 1973 now car BS
Basel-Stadt
Francoplaque
43 1973 now car FR
Freibourg
Hadjadj
44   1973 now car GE

old

 

Genèva

 

new
45 1973 now car GL
Glarus
Hadjadj
46   1973 now car GR
Graubünden
47   1973 now car LU
Luzern
48 1973 now car NE
Neuchâtel
Francoplaque
49 1973 now car NW
Nidwalden
Hadjadj
50 1973 now car OW
Obwalden
Hadjadj
51 1973 now car SG
St. Gallen
Francoplaque
52 1973 now car SH
Schaffhausen
Hadjadj
53 1973 now car SO
Solothurn
Hadjadj
54   1973 now car SZ
  Schwyz
55 1973 now car TG
Thurgau
Francoplaque
56   1973 now car TI
Ticino
57 1973 now car UR
Uri
Hadjadj
58   1973 now car VD
Vaud
59 1973 now car VS
Valais
Muller
60 1973 now car ZG
Zug
Hadjadj
61 1973 now car ZH
Zürich
Francoplaque
62 1973 now mc   Francoplaque
63 1973 now mc   small motorcycle (< 80 km/h)
18x14cm
Francoplaque
64     trac   (small) front plate only
Francoplaque
65


    other   fire brigade and road maintenance
front and rear
Francoplaque

and a public authorities

and a dealer
U=überführung
Klotz
66
    other  

abnormal load vehicles
(and abnormal load trailers)
Francoplaque

also temporary
(used on abnormal load vehicles to export them)
Hadjadj (4th)

also snowmobiles
(but than in motorcycle size)
67
    govt A/12345
P/12345		 federal administration
van der Krogt

public authorities
mostly postal, but also railway
van der Krogt

68 1973 now army M/12345

Francoplaque
69
1977 Dec 2000 hire ending with V V=vermietung
Francoplaque

also motorcycle
Muller
70
1977 now dlr ending with U U=überführung
Francoplaque

also motorcycle
Europlate
71 1978? early
80's/
90's		 mopd AB year/12/345 moped
a bigger version with year (oldest seen 81 FR and the newest FR 91, VS 91)
72 1979 now car JU
Jura
Francoplaque
73 1980 now mopd AB year/12/345 moped
same with sticker (oldest seen 80 BE)
74 1982 1989 temp   front

US-size
year pressed and month sticker

rear
- 1982 1989 temp with Z front

US-size
Z is tax free (zoll)

rear
75     temp   a different design
(maybe never used)
76 1987 1989 temp with and without Z plate wanted
motorcycle
Hadjadj
77 1988   temp with and without Z small motorcycle (< 80 km/h)
78







1987 now car   500x110mm

Francoplaque

Francoplaque

nice number 1
in Geneva the low numbers are used by taxi's
Brekke

Francoplaque

nice number 1
Muller

Francoplaque

Lindken

an other low number
Brekke

Francoplaque

79 1987 now govt P 12345 500x110mm
public authorities
mostly postal, but also railway
Francoplaque
80 x 1987 now army M 12345 500x110mm
also new long army plates
81
1989 1992
1993		 temp   most Cantons have a year and month sticker

and with full year (no sticker, were these ever used?)
Lindken
82 1989   temp with and without Z motorcycle
83 1989   temp with and without Z small motorcycle (< 80 km/h)
84 1989? now  bike just a sticker bicycle
red base with a sticker (oldest seen 89 BE)
85

1992 now temp   one combined year and month sticker
US-size and long

also with full red band (old year design but with new sticker)
Lindken
86 1992 now temp with and without Z motorcycle
87 1992 now temp with and without Z small motorcycle (< 80 km/h)
88 ?   CD CD blue
international origination
long and square version
Francoplaque
new version (new size)
since when?
89 ?   trac   tractor trailer
on the trailer they do use a full size plate
(300x160mm)
Hadjadj
             
             
  Mar 2022 now bike
rack		 AB 123456 bike rack
BE for Bern
             

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