Vehicle registration plates of Vatican City

Vehicle registration plates of official road vehicles registered in Vatican City use the prefix SCV followed by a series of digits while vehicle registration plates of residential road vehicles registered in Vatican City use the prefix CV followed by a series of digits. The Pope's car carries the registration SCV 1 in red lettering and the rest of the cars that the Pope can be inside, also carry red letters. [1]

Pope John Paul II in a Popemobile in the Vatican City State, with Vatican registration SCV 1

Vehicle types

Private vehicle front plate
Vehicle types[2]
TypeExampleMeaning
Private

CV means Civitatis Vaticanae ("Vatican City")
Government

SCV means Status Civitatis Vaticanae ("Vatican City State")
Official

See also

References

  1. "Vaticano, matrículas del mundo". matriculasdelmundo.com.
  2. "License Plates of the Vatican". www.worldlicenseplates.com.
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