Korea (South)


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1973-1995 Private vehicle plate. 강원 = Gangwon province.
Temporary wood plate from Ulsan, valid January 8 to January 17, 1999. The Korean Text at the bottom means "Ulsan City head of vehicle registrations".
2004-2007 normal series plate. Nominally no regianal coding anymore, but 57 prefix issued in Cholla Bukdo province.
Motorcyle plate. 경기 수원 = Gyonggi province, Suwon city.


See also from the Military Forces Abroad page:

United States forces in Korea

Late 1970s plate. 전북 = Cholla Bukdo province. These plates look similar to normal Korean plates, but the Korean serial letters at the start of the second line are replaced with a numeral.

United States forces in Korea

Temporary exit plate issued by the United States to US forces vehicles leaving Korea. The normal Korean issued US forces plates have to be surrendered before the vehicle leaves the country. These US issued plates enable the vehicle to be used until new plates are issued in the country of destination.

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