!!!Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen

Motor Vehicle Licence Plates were introduced in Austria on June 7, 
1906, they were white, had a letter assigned to each province (e.g. A 
for Vienna, B for Lower Austria etc.) and registration numbers on 
them. In June 1930 they were changed to black plates with white 
numbers. From 1939 to 1945 Austrian cars had to carry German licence 
plates. From August 1945 onwards black plates with white numbers and 
with the federal coat of arms on the left and the provincial coat of 
arms on the right (both of them in colour) were in use in eastern 
Austria. In 1947 black plates with white numbers and the first letter 
of each province (e.g. W for Vienna (Wien), B for Burgenland etc.) 
were introduced. Since January 1, 1990 the Austrian licence plates 
have been white (reflecting colour), with red-white-red upper and 
lower edges and with black letters and numbers. On the left are one or 
two letters indicating the name of the registration office 
(districts), next to this is the provincial coat of arms followed by a 
combination of numbers and letters issued by the authorities. On 
customised licence plates the coat of arms is followed by letters 
(usually abbreviated names), then numbers.


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