Vehicle registration plates of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz registration plates were first issued in 1980, when the country was still a republic of the Soviet Union. Despite having gained its independence in 1991, it continued to use the old Soviet plates until the introduction of the current format in 1994.

Formats

1980-1993

Between 1980 and 1993, Kyrgyz plates were manufactured to the Soviet GOST 3207-77 standard. The characters were of the following format: x ## ## XX where x is a lowercase Cyrillic counter letter; # is any digit between 0 and 9; and XX are two uppercase Cyrillic letters indicating where the vehicle was registered (e.g. БИ for Bishkek).

с 15 63 БИ

1994

Current series Kyrgyz registration plate

1994 saw the launch of the current format, which resembles more closely the style of registration plates used in Europe. The most notable changes are the switch from Cyrillic letters to Latin, and the presence of the Kyrgyz flag in a narrow band to the left of the plate. The alphanumerics are rendered in DIN 1451. The plate format is: X 9999 XX while first letter is based on geographic location.

Region identifiers (current series)

Prefix	Region
А	Batken Region
B	Bishkek
C	Chuy Region
D	Jalal-Abad Region
E	Bishkek (outskirts)
I	Issyk Kul Region
N	Naryn Region
O	Osh
S	Chuy Region
T	Talas Region
Z	Osh Region

Region identifiers (previous series)

Suffix	Region
БИ	Bishkek
ЖД	Jalal-Abad Region
ИК	Issyk Kul Region
НР	Naryn Region
ОШ	Osh Region
ТФ	Talas Region
ТЯ	Tian Shan Region
ФИ	Chuy Region
ЧС	Chuy Region