Egypt
STATUS: Independent nation
FORMERLY: United Arab Republic (pre-1965)
CAPITAL: Cairo
WORLD LOCATION: Northeast Africa
FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1920's
MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED: Approx. 1,500,000
PLATES ARE: Owner provided, but there is a series of more standardized embossed issues in use as well.
SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs
OVAL: ET ISO: EG
CARS DRIVE ON: Right
Header plate from the collection of Greg Gibson.
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Early 1940's/1950's cast iron passenger plate - from the Bob Costello collection. |
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Egypt to Jordan Road Rallye issue - from the French team - white on red French style, with the "75" Paris code suffix. From the Drew Steitz collection. |
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Egypt truck - old series hand painted - from the Drew Steitz collection. |
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Motorcycle plate - white on black, small hand painted - from the Roy Klotz collection. |
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Old series passenger plate - hand painted on flat steel - from the PL8S Photo Archive. |
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Current Tour Bus - red on yellow hand painted, from the PL8S Magazine Archive. |
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Old series Tour Bus - red on yellow hand painted, from the Roy Klotz collection. |
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