Airai
STATUS: Island state, under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Palau.
PRONOUNCED: eye RYE
CAPITAL: Koror
WORLD LOCATION: Western Pacific
FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1970's
MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED: Approx. 600
SLOGANS USED: "Home of the Medechii Belau"
GRAPHICS USED: Current plates have a shell of some sort pictured to the left of a simple serial number.
PLATES ARE: Officially issued, in orange on blue, with validating date stickers.
Motorcycles have smaller,
similar plates, with the shell graphic, but no slogan. (see below)
SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Unknown
OVAL: PW ISO: PLW
CARS DRIVE ON: Right
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Airai motorcycle, approx. 3" x 5" - from the Pat McMahon collection. (North Carolina) |
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