How do German plates look?

Colors:
Black lettering on white background. The new Euro-style plates have a blue vertical tab on the left side.
On this tab is a circle of 12 yellow stars (indicating the flag of the European Community) and underneath the circle is the white letter "D".

Seals:
A circular seal is on the plate, showing that the car has passed a safety test.
The other seal represents insurance and taxes have been paid.
On the old plates this seal is black on silver and shows the coat of arms of the county where taxes are paid.

System of lettering:
The official lettering system is:
XXX YY 0000

XXX = town/county-code(click here to view authentic German codes)

YY 0000 = serial number

There can be one to three X's, one to two Y's and one to four 0's, but not more than eight letters and numerals together.

For example: DGF LC 96

DGF = county of Dingolfing/Landau

LC = the initials of my name

96 = the year the car was purchased
(This plate is somewhat of a vanity-plate since we have an individuals initials included)

All plates will have a random combination of letters/numbers(official German designation of course) unless personalized($5).
If you personalized your plates may include anything you wish, but we want you to know that these are the official German standards.
Our plates carry up to 10 characters if you personalize(spaces and "-" count as characters).

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