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Vehicle registration plates of Vatican City

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

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]

Vehicle types

Private vehicle front plate
Vehicle types[2]
Type Example Meaning
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.