Bosnia and Herzegovina vehicle registration plates have held their current form since 2 February 1998. Bosnian licence for silence Currently the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) vehicle registration plate format consists of seven characters: five numbers and two letters arranged in the following order: X00-X-000 (taxis: TA-000000). The plates are uniform across the country and do not denote the place (town, municipality, canton, or entity) where the vehicle is registered, as was the case prior to 1998. Likewise the plates do not contain any heraldic symbols. The plates use only letters which are represented equally in Latin and Cyrillic script (A, E, O, J, K, M, T).

Special plates

Working road machine plates had the regional letters at the top, followed by numbers. These plates were black-on-white. Temporary plates have the letters "TT" (standing for Testne Tablice) followed by 6 numbers (e.g. TT-000000). The letters are colored red. Military plates had a Euro strip, like from previous series (), but without a blue background. These plates consisted of 5 numbers and then one letter (e.g. 00000-X). Since 2024, the portable plates are issued, which have the letters "MT", followed by 6 numbers (e.g. MT-000000). The letters are colored red. Since 2025, the oldtimer plates are issued, which have the letters "OT", followed by 6 numbers (e.g. OT-000000). Diplomatic plates had a blue background and yellow font. Unlike previous series, the first group of numbers contained only two digits, and the only letters that could be used were A, C, M and E (e.g. 00-A-000). EUPM plates used a yellow background and the prefix "EUPM" followed by numbers. Export plates had blue-on-white plates and used the civilian format. Foreign-owned plates were white-on-blue with a blue font. UNHCR plates used a blue font and had the prefix "UNHCR" followed by numbers. Agricultural vehicles were white-on-green and had regional letters at the top, followed by numbers. UNSF plates were black-on-blue and had the prefix "SFOR". NATO plates were black-on-light-green and had the prefix "NATO" (with the NATO emblem as the divider). UN Trailers had the style of "UN 1234T".

History The revised registration plates were introduced as an initiative of the International High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carlos Westendorp. In a report from the Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina prior to the decision, it had been noted that police conduct around the Inter-Entity Boundary Line separating the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, had been the "greatest obstacle to freedom of movement", including intimidation and arbitrary fines.

Elsewhere it has been noted that vehicles which bore licence plates from one entity would be subject to vandalism in the other entity. The development of licence plates which would not serve as proxy identifiers of driver ethnicity was a partial solution to these problems.

City codes

Prior to 1992 Code Region Code Region Code RegionBL Banja Luka TD Titov Drvar LI LivnoPD Prijedor TR Travnik TB TrebinjeSA Sarajevo ZE Zenica ČP ČapljinaTZ Tuzla BI Bihać KNJ KonjicMO Mostar DO Doboj GŽ GoraždeBČ Brčko VI Visoko ZV ZvornikBN Bijeljina JC Jajce MD ModričaBU Bugojno

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

On the territory controlled by Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 were used new license plates. They wore a blue strip on the left side with the "BIH" script and the coat of arms above the script (1992 is no blue strip). On the white background the form was XX-nnnnLL or XX-nnnnnL, where "XX" was the code of the city, "nnnn"/"nnnnn" were digits, and "LL" two letters (previously one letter), where the first letter denoted the municipality where it was issued (before this is not at all). Towns are given in following table:

Code Region Code RegionSA Sarajevo BI BihaćPD Prijedor DO DobojTZ Tuzla VI VisokoMO Mostar JC JajceBR Brčko BU BugojnoTR Travnik ZV ZvornikZE Zenica MD ModričaKO Konjic GO GoraždeBL Banja Luka TD Titov Drvar

Republika Srpska

On territory of the Republika Srpska entity, license plates were used similar to those before the war, with difference that instead of red star, the Serb four-S coat of arms was used. Letters on plates were usually in Cyrillic script, but the license plates with Latin versions of codes are also used.

Code Region Code RegionСС Sarajevo (Srpsko Sarajevo, Српско Сарајево) СЊ Foča (renamed to Srbinje (Србиње))ПД Prijedor (Приједор) ДО Doboj (Добој)БЛ Banja Luka (Бања Лука) ЗВ Zvornik (Зворник)БЧ Brčko (Брчко) МД Modriča (Модрича)ТБ Trebinje (Требиње) БН Bijeljina (Бијељина)МГ Mrkonjić Grad (Мркоњић Град) ВГ Višegrad (Вишеград)ДВ Drvar (Дрвар) НЊ Nevesinje (Невесиње)

Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia

On the territory of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, license plates were used similar to those of Croatia, with difference in the shape of shield in Croat coat of arms ("checkerboard"-"šahovnica").

Code Region Code RegionMO Mostar TR TravnikČA Čapljina OR OrašjePO Posušje KI KiseljakŠB Široki Brijeg RA RamaJA Jajce ŽE ŽepčeTG Tomislavgrad LI LivnoGR Grude LJ LjubuškiBU Bugojno DR DrvarČT Čitluk KO Konjic

Diplomatic, consular and foreign mission plate prefixes

These prefixes were also valid for Croatia from 1991 to 1994.

CodeCountry or Organization 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 212223 24 25 2627 28 29 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 Office of the High Representative38 Commission on Human Rights39 40 41 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development42 43 44 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees4546 International Monetary Fund 47 Customs and Fiscal Assistant Office48 49European Central Bank50 European Commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina51 United Nations Development Program 52 International Organization for Migration 53 54 Central Bank55 Commission for Property of Displaced Persons and Refugees56 57 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 58 59 60 United Nations Children's Fund 61 62 63 64 European Union Monitoring Mission in the former Yugoslavia 65 International Monetary Group 66 68 World Health Organization 69 70 International Centre for Migration Policy Development 71 International Commission on Missing Persons 72 73 International Committee of the Red Cross 74 75 76 International Trust Fund77 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society 78International Finance Corporation79 80 81 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 82 83 Refugees Return Foundation84 European Union Police Mission (A prefix), European Union Monitoring Mission (M prefix)85 Regional Environmental Centre86 Stability Pact Anti-corruption Initiative87 88 The Registry89 High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council90 Office of the EU Special Representative91 Japan International Cooperation Agency92 93 94 95 96 Regional Cooperation Council97 Peace Support Operation Training Centre 0100010201030119

References

External links First license plate in Bosnia and Herzegovina