Banaba

STATUS: Formerly part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, now part of Kiribati.

PRONOUNCED: BAH nah bah (also bah NAH bah)

CAPITAL: Tarawa

WORLD LOCATION: Central Pacific Ocean

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1960's

GRAPHICS USED:  Most Banaba plates were hand painted or stencilled steel, usually white on black, with either BAN as a prefix, or BAN IS., and a low serial number. There are a number of known issues with the "bird and sun" full colored graphics, to the left of the plate number, in a BAN over 123 format. These are usually white on black stencilled. The "bird and sun" graphic is now in use on the Kiribati national flag.

PLATES WERE: Owner provided.

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Unknown.

OVAL: Unknown    ISO: Unknown

CARS DRIVE ON: Left

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