Private and Commercial
1993 series issued to private/passenger and commercial vehicles.
(A) 2000: Flag mandatory
(B) 2005: Administrative Division Codes (01 through 99) expanded to 101-199 and 701-799 when original codes were exhausted. For example, original code 77 (Moscow) was expanded to 777.
(A) 2000: Flag mandatory
(B) 2005: Administrative Division Codes (01 through 99) expanded to 101-199 and 701-799 when original codes were exhausted. For example, original code 77 (Moscow) was expanded to 777.
Plate History
Non-Passenger/Other
Diplomatic Corps
Government, Official, Police
Military
(A) Car, Truck, Bus
(B) Other Vehicle
(B) Other Vehicle
Tatarstan
Russian Mining Community
Vehicles of the Russian mining community on Svalbard
were not required to comply with Norwegian vehicle registrations and vehicles
were either unregistered or carried a plate from Pyramiden (shown here) or Barentsburg.
In 1998, the Russian mining community at Pyramiden closed and since 2008 vehicles carry regular Norwegian Svalbard plates.
In 1998, the Russian mining community at Pyramiden closed and since 2008 vehicles carry regular Norwegian Svalbard plates.
Country Information
| Location | Eastern Europe and North Asia (Siberia) |
| Capital | Moskva [Moscow] |
| Main Religion | Christianity (orthodoxy) |
| National Language | Russian. Many other languages are used in the federation. |
| History | The Russian state was formed in 1521 and became the main constituent part of the Soviet Union in 1922. Russia became independent in 1991. |
| The Russian Federation also includes the following autonomous
republics: Adygeya, Altai, Bashkortostan, Burjatia, Chakasia, Chechnia, Chuvasia, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmukia, Karacha-Cherkesia, Karelia, Komi, Mari El, Mordovia, North-Ossetia, Sacha (Jakutia), Tatarstan, Tuva and Udmurtia. Chechnia and Tatarstan did not sign the federation treaty. | |
| International Oval | RUS |
| ISO Code | RU |
Credits
Photo & data contributors
(1) Dirk Elbers(2) Nikita Zaitsev(3) Jim Fox/Greg Gibson(4) Jukka Luoma