Vehicle registration plates of the Soviet Union (New Union)



The vehicle registration plates of the  are rectangular plates of black letters/numbers on a white background. Like most nations, the displaying of a registration plate is required for all vehicles within the Soviet Union.

The current style began in 1982, replacing the former white-on-black square plates. Due to its widespread use withing the USSR, the is solely used alongside. The order of letters and numbers vary from government owned vehicles and privately owned vehicles; with government owned vehicles having a scheme of four numbers and three letters, while privately owned vehicles have a scheme of one letter (which is slightly smaller), four numbers, and two letters.

The last letters indicate the region and/or city in which the vehicle is registered in. Many regions and cities had two or more codes, due to the larger number of cars. For instance, the city of had the code "КИ" and "ХТ", while the  (not including the city) had the code "КХ".