In Ireland, vehicle registration plates are the visual indications of motor vehicle registration which has been mandatory since 1961 to display on most motor vehicles used on public roads in Ireland.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin's official car, with 191-D-1 plate, outside the Mansion House in 2019
Early photograph of car with County Cork registration plate "IF 644"
1951 Ford Consul with County Kildare registration plate ZW 2202 – contemporary photograph
Tractor with an IR licence plate With 1981
The country in which a motor vehicle's vehicle registration plate was issued may be indicated by an international vehicle registration code, also called Vehicle Registration Identification code or VRI
Vehicle registration plates of the Republic of Ireland
…European standard guidelines, with a blue vertical band to the left of the plate containing the twelve stars of the Flag of Europe, below which is the country identifier for Ireland: IRL. The rest of the plate has a white background with black characters. There are usually two hyphens; between the year and county code…
A 1960 Borgward Isabella showing the international vehicle code NL (Netherlands)
Brazilian vehicle registration plate in Mercosur standard format with international code BR
Volkswagen Golf Mk1 with both International vehicle registration codes, the Åland Islands (AX) and Finland (SF)
Car with Palestinian license plate, bearing Latin letter "P" and Arabic letter Fāʼ.