Switzerland

STATUS: Independent nation

CAPITAL: Bern

WORLD LOCATION: Central Europe

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1902

MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED:  Approx. 3,500,000

PLATES ARE: Officially issued.

Plates have a prefix code, which denotes the Canton of issuance. The following prefixes are in use:

AG - Argau

AI - Appenzell Innerrhoden

AR - Appenzell Ausserrhoden

BE - Berne

BL - Baselland

BS - Basel Stadt

FR - Fribourg

GE - Geneva

GL - Glarus

GR - Graubunden

JU - Jura

LU - Luzern

NE - Neuchatel

NW - Nidwalden

OW - Obwalden

SG - St. Gallen

SH - Shaffhausen

SO - Solothurn

SZ - Schwyz

TG - Thurgau

TI - Ticino

UR - Uri

VD - Vaud

VS - Valais

ZG - Zug

ZH - Zurich

GRAPHICS IN USE: Plates have had (since as far back as the teens) the Swiss crest, in white on red, and the Cantonal crest, also in full color.

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs

OVAL: CHE   ISO: CH

CARS DRIVE ON: Right

Plate shown at top of page is from the collection of Christoph Rytz (Switzerland).

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