CHINA (CHN)

Tord Timmers from Sweden submitted these photos from 2005. They show plates from the series of plates introduced in 1994.

Black on yellow = large vehicles (over 4500 kg). Front plate. The ideogram 沪 = Shanghai municipality.

Black on yellow = large vehicles (over 4500 kg). Rear plate. The ideogram 京 = Beijing municipality. A = Buses.

Motorcycle front plate. No provincial ideogram.

Motorcycle rear plate. The ideogram 沪 = Shanghai municipality.

Foreign owned vehicle (until 2007). The ideogram 京 = Beijing municipality.

Consular Corps plate. The ideogram to the left 沪 = Shanghai municipality. The ideogram to the right 领 = Consulate.

Military vehicle. The ideogram 牛 = Air Force.

Police plate. The ideogram to the left 京 = Beijing municipality. The ideogram to the right 警 = Police.

Police motorcycle plate. The ideogram at upper left 沪 = Shanghai municipality. The ideogram at lower right 警 = Police.

Military police vehicle former style. WJ = Wu Jing. The ideogram in the middle 警 = Police.