Spain

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	Normal series plate, V = Valencia. This is a pre-1971 number without serial letters.
	Normal series plate, B = Barcelona. 1971-1987 plate style.
	Normal series plate, GC = Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). 1971-1987 plate style.
	Normal series pair, PM = Palma de Mallorca. 1971-1987 plate style. Note that on two line plates, the number has to be read in a U-shape.
	Normal series plate, TF = Teneriffa (Canary Islands). 1971-1987 plate style.
	Temporary plate expiring August 1975. M = Madrid. 1971-1987 plate style.
	Motorcycle plate, L = Lérida. 1971-1987 plate style.
	Normal series pair, SE = Sevilla. This is a mixed pair: The front plate is in 1988-2000 style, the rear plate in the older 1971-1987 style. Obviously the front plate was re-made later.
	Trade plate for the first half of 1989. TF = Teneriffa (Canary Islands), red color = dealer's trial plate.
	Temporary plate. GC = Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), R = 30 day plate.
	Bicycle plate for 1980 from Alcudia on Mallorca. Before 2000, mopeds and bicycles were registered locally by municipalities with plates varying in design.
	Normal series plate, MU = Murcia. Pre-2000 number re-made in 2000 onwards Euro style. These plates usually don't have the dashes for lack of space.
	Normal series plate pair. 2000 onwards series, no regional coding anymore.
	Italian size front plate, 2000 onwards series. These plates can usually be seen on Alfa Romeos and on sporty Seat models.
	2000 onwards provisional plate. These plates do not have the Euroband and are usually made with the smaller motorcycle sized characters, but I have also seen them with normal size characters.

See also from the Military Forces Abroad page:

United States forces in Spain This is an older Madrid plate. It is believed, but not confirmed, that the numbers with zero at the 1000 place were issued to members of the US forces.