Korea (South)

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	1973-1995 Private vehicle plate. 강원 = Gangwon province.
	1995-2004 Private vehicle plate. 경기 = Gyeonggi province. Compared to the previous series, the vehicle class code on the top row was extended to 2 digits and a more squarish font was introduced. As sort of security feature, the textual equivalent of the four main digits was debossed in small scipt at the bottom left (in this case 사삼영영 for 4300).
	2004-2007 normal series plate. 57 = Jeollabuk province, 구 = passenger vehicle.
	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".
	Older temporary wood plate from Incheon. This series was used before the dated six digit plates above were introduced. The Korean Text at the bottom means "The mayor of Incheon City".
	Motorcyle plate, probably 1960s or 1970s. 경남 = Gyeongsang-nam province.
	1980s or 1990s motorcyle plate. 경기 수원 = Gyeonggi province, Suwon city.

See also from the Military Forces Abroad page:

	United States forces in Korea Older plate, most likely issued by United States Authorities, before the Korean issued series commenced.
	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 expiring Feb. 20, 1989 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.