View source for Vehicle registration plates of Cape Verde

{{short description|Cape Verde vehicle license plates}}
{{Infobox vehicle registration plate
| name = Cabo Verde
| image = CV-ST-65-BC.jpg|
| country = {{country|Cape Verde}}
| countrycode = ''None'' 
| colour front = White on Black
| colour rear = White on Black
| size = {{convert|520|x|110|mm|in|abbr=on|disp=br}}
| serial_format = AB-12-CD
| caption = Cape Verdian regular legal standard number plate.
}}
The license plates in [[Cape Verde]] have been derived from the former colonial power [[Portugal]].

==Old System==
[[Image:CV-CVS-7840.jpg|thumb|250px|right|An old-style car registration of Cape Verde.]]

Previously, Cape Verde used the [[Vehicle registration plates of Portugal#Portuguese Overseas Territories Former plates|Portuguese Overseas Territories system]], cars in Cape Verde had registrations of the type CVx-1234, where the x was either S ([[Sotavento Islands|Ilhas de Sotavento]]) or B ([[Barlavento Islands|Ilhas de Barlavento]]). Sotavento and Barlavento are the two island groups that make up Cape Verde. Plates were black with white letters.

==New System==
[[Image:CV-ST-65-BC.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The current standard format of Cape Verde registration plates. ST=Island of Santiago.]][[Image:CV-FA-06-86.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A military registration plate (FA).]][[Image:Cape Verde Diplomatic license plate CD-00-337.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A diplomatic car registration plate.]]

The modern system keeps the colours of the old system (white letters on black ground), but the registration code is now different for each island. The codes are:<br />
BR - [[Brava, Cape Verde|Brava]]<br />
BV - [[Boa Vista, Cape Verde|Boa Vista]]<br />
FG - [[Fogo, Cape Verde|Fogo]]<br />
SA - [[Santo Antão, Cape Verde|Santo Antão]]<br />
SL - [[Sal, Cape Verde|Sal]]<br />
SN - [[São Nicolau, Cape Verde|São Nicolau]]<br />
ST - [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago]]<br />
SV - [[São Vicente, Cape Verde|São Vicente]]

The format is AB-12-CD, where AB is the regional code. Vehicles of the Armed Forces bear registration plates of the type "FA-12-34". 

Diplomatic plates are white with red letters and usually have the format "CD-12-345" where the first number block stands for the represented country, e.g. 16 for the USA. Vehicles of the [[United Nations]] have "CD-ONU-123".

[[Image:CV-PR CV.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The president's car (registration PR CV) in Praia.]]
Motor cycles of the municipal administration of [[Praia, Cape Verde (municipality)|Praia]] have [[white-on-black]] plates of the format "CMP 12" where CMP stands for "Câmara Municipal da Praia".

In adaption to the European system, registration plates can also be decorated with variations of the national [[flag of Cape Verde]] on the left. The font of the plates (at least of private vehicles) can be freely chosen.

The official car of the president of the republic is registered as "PR CV". Other government vehicles have yellow plates with black letters, sometimes with the letter "G" added at the end.

For special vehicles, green and red plates with white letters are issued.

{{multiple image
 | align = left
 | background color = white
 | image1 = CV-FG-35-AN.jpg
 | width1 = 250
 | caption1 = A free-font registration plate from FG=Island of Fogo.

 | image2 = CV-ST-16-KD-G.jpg
 | width2 = 250
 | caption2 = A governmental car registration of Cape Verde.
}}
{{Clear}}

==External links==
* [https://www.matriculasdelmundo.com/cabo-verde.html Cabo Verde license plates] (in Spanish)

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