Vehicle registration plates of Kosovo
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In Kosovo
, plates are issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo
, and as of 1 November 2011, old Serbian plates in Northern Kosovo will be replaced with UNMIK plates as part of the Belgrade-Pristina negotiations arrangements.
's unrecognized, non ISO initials) on a blue field, a two digit number corresponding to the Districts of Kosovo
, the coat of arms of Kosovo
, a three-digit number and finally two serial letters. The three-digit number starts at 101 and the serial letters at AA. The new design had been announced since 2009. The remaining plates bearing the old design issued under UNMIK will be replaced with the new once their registration is pending renewal, except in Northern Kosovo and for those travelling to Serbia. As of 1 November 2011, RKS plates will be substituted with UNMIK issued plates (KS) as a temporary travel arrangement when crossing the Kosovo-Serbia border into Serbia.
The plates were issued under the administration of UNMIK from 1999 to 2010. Effective 1 November 2011, they will resume to be issued for citizens needing to cross into Serbia, as the latter only accepts these plates and not the new RKS ones. They consist of a three-digit number and a two-letter abbreviation KS, which stands for 'Kosovo', and ended in another three-digit number. An example of a 2001 plate is shown in the picture below (note the year on the left). They stopped to be distributed once the new styled plates started to be issued in early December 2010. However after the fifth round of talks between Pristina and Belgrade, it appears that effective 1 November 2011 UNMIK plates will be issued in Northern Kosovo and for those wishing to travel to Serbia while old Serbian plates will become defunct.
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
, plates are issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo
Kosovo , officially the Republic of Kosovo is a partially recognised state and a disputed territory in the Balkans...
, and as of 1 November 2011, old Serbian plates in Northern Kosovo will be replaced with UNMIK plates as part of the Belgrade-Pristina negotiations arrangements.
Numbering and Lettering
Since 6 December 2010 a new design has been introduced containing the letters RKS (Republic of KosovoRepublic of Kosovo
Kosovo , officially the Republic of Kosovo is a partially recognised state and a disputed territory in the Balkans...
's unrecognized, non ISO initials) on a blue field, a two digit number corresponding to the Districts of Kosovo
Districts of Kosovo
A District is the highest administrative division level of both the Kosovo protectorate and the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo, over the territory of the Serbian Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija having been an administrative unit in the latter...
, the coat of arms of Kosovo
Coat of arms of Kosovo
The coat of arms of the Republic of Kosovo was introduced but not yet formally adopted following the unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia, issued by Kosovo's parliament in the country's capital on February 17, 2008...
, a three-digit number and finally two serial letters. The three-digit number starts at 101 and the serial letters at AA. The new design had been announced since 2009. The remaining plates bearing the old design issued under UNMIK will be replaced with the new once their registration is pending renewal, except in Northern Kosovo and for those travelling to Serbia. As of 1 November 2011, RKS plates will be substituted with UNMIK issued plates (KS) as a temporary travel arrangement when crossing the Kosovo-Serbia border into Serbia.
| Code | Districts Districts of Kosovo A District is the highest administrative division level of both the Kosovo protectorate and the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo, over the territory of the Serbian Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija having been an administrative unit in the latter... covered by the code |
|---|---|
| 01 | District of Prishtina |
| 02 | District of Mitrovica |
| 03 | District of Peja |
| 04 | District of Prizren District of Prizren The Prizren District is one the seven districts of Kosovo, with seat in Prizren.-Municipalities:It include the municipalities of:* Prizren* Dragaš * Suva Reka... |
| 05 | District of Ferizaj |
| 06 | District of Gjilan |
UNMIK era
