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A common plate format across member states.
Also known as: Mercosur plate, Placa Mercosul, Regional plate format
The vehicle registration plate format adopted across Mercosur member states, carrying a shared band and a national identifier.
Identifies a vehicle registered in a Mercosur member state on a shared plate format.
Contexts: Road signage
Puts the country identifier in a band along the top rather than in a side panel, which is where the European format puts it, so two regional schemes solve one problem in two places.
Contexts: Road signage
A rectangular plate with a coloured band along its upper edge carrying a country name and a flag device, above the registration characters.