Belgium

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1918-1926 normal series plate. This is the largest license plate in my collection, and at that time all Belgian plates were that big.

	1926-1953 normal series plate. This number was issued in 1938.
	1926-1953 front motorcycle plate.
	1926-1953 army plate.
	1953 onwards army plates for cars and Motorcycles.
	Rear motorcycle plate, 1953-1965 series.
	1965 onwards motocycle plate.
	Normal series front plate, 1953-1973 series.
	1973-1999 normal series rear plate. In Belgium, only the rear plate is issued by the registration authority. These have an embossed seal with the letters CV, which you can faintly see here above the hyphen. Front plates are owner-provided and do not have the seal.
	Government minister official car, post-1973 front plate.
	1975-1999 European Union plate. Numbers 0001 to 0250 were issued to vehicles belonging to the European Commission, the other numbers were issued to the employees for their private vehicles. These plate were replaced in 1999 with the general international organization plates.
	2003 international organization employee plate. Rear plate with CV seal and expiration sticker.
	1986 temporary pair. In Belgium, only the rear plate is issued by the registration authority in a uniform style. Front plates are owner-provided and come in a variety of styles. This one is made with a process that is also often used for the production of French plates.
	Euro style front plate. Belgian front plates are owner provided, which gives a little freedom on the exact design. Starting in 1996, some car owners opted for Euro style plates. This is totally unofficial.
	Temporary plate expiring in May 2003. Blue sticker = taxes paid. From 1999, the CV seal on rear plates has been painted.
	Mystery plate pair. It was acquired from Serbia and is in Belgian style. However, the the number is in the same range as the temporary plate above, but the colors are those of normal Belgian plates. Probably they were made for some illicit reason, like using a temporary registration beyond its expiry.
	A bicycle and a moped plate. These are issued by the provinces in annually varying shapes and colors. Moped plates have a diagonal line, bicycle plates not.

See also from the Military Forces Abroad page:

	SHAPE Brussels SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe) personnel plates. The first one is of the annual SB variety used until 1991. From 1992 to 1994 permanent plates with the letter M were used.
	Belgian forces in Germany 1958 onward series.