Ubangi-Shari

STATUS: Former territory

FORMERLY:  French Equatorial Africa, now part of Central African Republic

PRONOUNCED: oo BANG ee - shar EE

CAPITAL: Bangui

WORLD LOCATION: Central Africa

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1940's (?)

PLATES WERE: Owner provided, but similar.  The Ubangi-Shari series were plates in the series used by French Equatorial Africa.  Plates were white on black, and consisted of a six digit number, all numbers, with a comma or other dividing marker.  Ubangi Shari plates used the prefix series from 500-609.  Plates in the 500 to 505 series were based in the capital city of Bahgui.

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Unknown

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