Vehicle registration plates of Vatican City

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.

Vehicle types

Private vehicle front plate
Vehicle types[1]
Type Example Meaning
Private
CV 12345
CV means Civitatis Vaticanae (City of Vatican)
Government
SCV 12345
SCV means Status Civitatis Vaticanae (State of the City of Vatican)
Official
SCV 12345

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