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USSR license plates 1946-1959Номерные знаки СССР образца 1946 года
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"АД" - Arkhangelsk province (Russia) |
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"АУ" - Azerbaijan republic |
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"АЭ" - Gorkiy province, without city (Russia) |
"АЮ" - Gorkiy province, without city (Russia) |
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"АЯ" - Gorkiy province, without city (Russia) |
After World War II vehicle registration system in USSR required reorganization. During WWII many cars were mobilized for military needs and got army registration. After the war many trucks and passenger vehicles were transferred back to civil organizations. There were also many trophy vehicles that sometimes were running on the roads of Soviet Union with foreign license plates. In 1946 new standard of license plates where introduced in USSR. | 
"БА" - Bryansk province (Russia) |
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"БД" - Buryat-Mongol autonomous republic (from 1958 - Buryat autonomous republic) |
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"БО" - Minsk city (Belarus) |
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"БР" - Minsk province, without city (Belarus) |
"БУ" - Pinsk province (since Jan-8, 1954 part of Brest province, Belarus) |
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"БХ" - Bashkir republic |
License
plates of 1946 year standard had two letters and four digits - black on
yellow. Letter series identified region where vehicle was registered.
However in most areas there was no correlation between letter series and
region name.
In 40-s and 50-s privately own car was very uncommon. Therefore dedicated license plates series for privately owned cars existed mostly in large cities: Moscow, Leningrad etc. License plates sizes: front plate - 385х110 mm, rear plate - 287х168 mm, motorcycle license plate - 210х140 mm. In Moscow private and officials service cars had white on black license plates. Until mid 50-s those cars had rear license plate only. Size, font, number of letters and digits was same as on yellow plates. Those license plates were issued until 1959, in some regions until early 60-s. In 1966 Government Automotive Inspection issued regulation that required to replace "yellow" license plates by ones of 1959 year standard. Not in all regions this regulation was strictly enforced. Some car owners resisted to replace license plates. Vehicles with "yellow" license plates could be seen on roads of Soviet Union in 70-s and even in 80-s. Currently it's extremely unlikely to see running car with license plates of 1946 standard. |
"БЭ" - Brest province (Belarus) |
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"ВО" - Vologda province (Russia) |
"ВС" - Vologda province (Russia) |
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"ГА" - Gorkiy city (Russia)
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"ГБ" - Gorkiy city (Russia) |
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"ГВ" - Gorkiy city (Russia) |
"ГГ" - Gorkiy province (Russia) |
"ГС" - Rostov-na-Donu city (Russia) |
"ГХ" - Georgia republic |
"ГЮ" - Georgia republic |
"ДЕ" - Stalino province (from 1961 - Donetsk province, Ukraine) |
"ЕК" - Tashkent province (Uzbekistan) |
"ЕЦ" - Fergana province (Uzbekistan) |
"ЖИ" - Tadjikistan republic |
"ЖМ" - special series for foreign journalists |
"ЖТ" - Minsk city (Belarus) |
"ЖЧ" - Krasnoyarsk province (Russia) |
"ЖШ" - Vologda province (Russia) |
"ЗИ" - Leningrad province, without city |
"ЗЛ" - Leningrad province, without city |
"ЗМ" - Leningrad province, without city |
"ЗУ" - Saratov province, without city (Russia) |
"ЗЦ" - Sverdlovsk province, without city (Russia) |
"ЗШ" - Sverdlovsk province, without city (Russia) |
 "ЗЧ" - Sverdlovsk province, without city (Russia) |
"ИБ" - Ivanovo province (Russia) |
"ИГ" - Irkutsk province (Russia) |
"ИЕ" - Irkutsk province (Russia) |
"ИЖ" - Irkutsk province (Russia) |
"ИЗ" - Irkutsk province (Russia) |
"ИИ" - Kemerovo province (Russia) |
"ИФ" - Kostroma province (Russia) |
"КБ" - Krasnodar territory (Russia) |
"КО" - Karel-Finnish autonomous republic (since 1956 - Karelia autonomous republic) |
"КЦ" - Kemerovo province (Russia) |
"КЩ" - Kuibishev province (now Samara, Russia) |
"КЭ" - Kurgan province (Russia) |
"КЯ" - Crimea province (Ukraine) |
"ЛА" - Leningrad city |
"ЛВ" - Leningrad city |
"ЛГ" - Leningrad city |
"ЛД" - Leningrad city |
"ЛЕ" - Leningrad city |
"ЛЖ" - Leningrad city |
"ЛИ" - Leningrad city |
"ЛМ" - Latvia republic |
"ЛО" - Latvia republic |
"ЛП" - Latvia republic |
"ЛР" - Latvia republic |
"ЛУ" - Lithuania republic |
"ЛФ - Latvia republic |
"ЛХ" - Latvia republic |
"ЛЦ" - Latvia republic |
"ЛШ" - Lithuania republic |
 "ЛЮ" - Lithuania republic |
"ЛЯ" - Latvia republic |
"МА" - Moscow city |
"МБ" - Moscow city |
"МВ" - Moscow city |
"МГ" - Moscow city |
"МЖ" - Moscow city, trucks |
"МИ" - Moscow city, private vehicles |
"МК" - Moscow city, officials and service cars |
"ММ" - Moscow city |
"МП" - Moscow city |
"МР" - Moscow city |
"МС"- Molotov city (since 1957 - Perm) |
 "МУ" - Moscow city |
"МЦ" - Mariy autonomous republic (Russia) |
"МЩ" - Moscow city, USSR Government vehicles |
 "МЯ" - Moscow city |
"НЕ" - Cheliabinsk province, without city (Russia) |
"НЖ" - Cheliabinsk province, without city (Russia) |
 "НK" - Molotov province (since 1957 - Perm, Russia) |
"НН" - Molotov province (since 1957 - Perm, Russia) |
"НЩ" - Altay territory (Russia) |
"ОА" - Omsk city (Russia) |
"ОБ" - Omsk city (Russia) |
"ОВ" - Omsk city (Russia) |
"ОГ" - Latvia republic |
"ОП" - Arzamas province (Russia, existed in 1954-57) |
"ОС" - Balashov province (existed in 1954-57, Russia) |
"ПЖ" - Penza province (Russia) |
"ПЩ" - Kursk province (Russia) |
"РБ" - Rostov province (Russia) |
"РМ" - Moldavia republic |
"РР" - Estonia republic |
 "РС" - Estonia republic |
"РТ" - Estonia republic |
"РУ" - Estonia republic |
"РФ" - Estonia republic |
"РХ" - Estonia republic |
"РЦ" - Tula province (Russia) |
"СГ"- Stavropol territory (Russia) |
"СД" - Saratov city (Russia) |
"СЕ" - Saratov city (Russia) |
"СО" - Sochi and suburbs (Russia) |
"СТ" - Stalingrad city (Russia) |
"ТЕ" - Tula province (Russia) |
"ТО" - Tula province (Russia) |
"ТС" - Tatar autonomous republic (Russia) |
"ТТ" - Cherkassy province (established Jan-07,1954 , Ukraine) |
"ТЭ" - Kherson province (Ukraine) |
"ТЯ" - Cherkassy province (established Jan-07,1954 , Ukraine) |
"УВ" - Volyn province (Ukraine) |
"УФ" - Stalino province (since 1961 - Donetsk province, Ukraine) |
"УЮ" - Kiev city (Ukraine) |
"ФБ"- Kirovograd province (Ukraine) |
"ФД" - Nikolaev province (Ukraine) |
"ФЖ" - Odessa city (Ukraine) |
"ФН" - Kiev province, without city (Ukraine) |
"ФП" - Kiev province, without city (Ukraine) |
"ФТ" - Sumy province (Ukraine) |
"ФХ" - Kharkov city (Ukraine) |
"ФЮ" - Chernigov province (Ukraine) |
"ХИ" - Udmurtia autonomous republic (Russia) |
"ХН" - Ulyanovsk province (Russia) |
"ХР" - Ulyanovsk province (Russia) |
"ХХ" - Stalino province (from 1961 - Donetsk province, Ukraine) |
"ХЩ"- Poltava province (Uktaine) |
"ЦС" - Crimea province (Ukraine) |
"ЦЧ" - Crimea province (Ukraine) |
"ЦШ" - Kursk province (Russia) |
"ЧД" - Odessa city (Ukraine) |
"ЧП" - Kharkov city (Ukraine) |
"ЧР" - Kharkov city (Ukraine) |
"ЧС" - Odessa city (Ukraine) |
"ЧТ" - Odessa city (Ukraine) |
 "ЧУ" - Stalino province (from 1961 - Donetsk province, Ukraine) |
"ЧФ" - Stalino province (from 1961 - Donetsk province, Ukraine) |
"ЧХ" - Kharkov city (Ukraine) |
"ШД" - Alma-Ata province (Kazakhstan) |
"ШЛ" - Karaganda province (Kazakhstan) |
"ШФ" - South-Kazakhstan province (Kazakhstan) |
"ШЮ" - Pavlodar province (Kazakhstan) |
"ЩБ" - Kiev city (Ukraine) |
"ЩВ" - Lvov city (Ukraine) |
"ЩЗ" - Stalino province (since 1961 - Donetsk province, Ukraine |
"ЩУ" - Zaporozye province (Ukraine) |
"ЩХ" - Stalino province (since 1961 - Donetsk province, Ukraine) |
"ЩЮ" - Dnepropetrovsk province (Ukraine) |
"ЭА" - Moscow city |
"ЭГ" - Moscow city |
"ЭЕ" - Moscow city, trucks |
"ЭЖ" - Moscow city, taxi cabs |
"ЭЗ" - Moscow city, private vehicles |
"ЭИ" - Moscow city, private vehicles |
"ЭК" - Moscow city, private vehicles |
"ЭЛ" - Moscow city, trucks |
 "ЭН" - Moscow city, trucks |
ЭО" - Moscow city, private vehicles |
"ЭП" - Moskow city, trucks |
"ЮА" - Moscow province, without city |
"ЮВ" - Moscow province, without city |
"ЮГ" - Moscow province, without city |
"ЮР" - Moscow province, without city |
"ЮФ" - Moscow province, without city |
"ЮЦ" - Moscow province, without city |
"ЮШ" - Moscow province, without city |
"ЮЭ" - Moscow province, without city |
"ЮЮ"- Moscow province, without city |
"ЮЯ" - Moscow province, without city |
"ЯВ" - Yaroslavl province (Russia) |
"ЯГ"- Yakutia autonomous republic (now Sakha, Russia) |
"ЯЗ"- Yakutia autonomous republic (now Sakha, Russia) |
"ЯР" - Rostov province (Russia) |
"ЯЭ" - Stavropol territory (Russia) |
"ЯЯ" - Kiev city (Ukraine) |
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| License plates of different regions: Kiev, Leningrad, Lvov, Moscow("MO"), Moscow ("МК"), Moscow ("ММ"), Odessa, Omsk, Perm, Rayzan, Stavropol. |