Current normal series (1994 up, without Euroband since 1956) AÖ = Altötting, E = Essen, HD = Heidelberg, RÜD = Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (Bad Schwalbach /Rüdesheim), TÜ = Tübingen, WE = Weimar (1991-), RE = Recklinghausen, NE = Neuss, SP = Speyer

Current normal series (1994 up, without Euroband since 1956), hyphen between letters used between January 1, 1994 and January 15, 1995 only BAR = Barnim (Eberswalde, 1994-)

Current seasonal plate (1997 up), FN = Friedrichshafen, 05 / 10 = the first and last months in which the vehicle may be used