SWAZILAND

WE SWATINI

CURRENT SERIES 

(a)    The normal series is of black on reflective yellow plates in the former South African style:  the letters SD, three numerals and two letters, the first serial, the second denoting the district (see Table 1); this is used for cars, trucks, buses and taxis.

(c)     Members of the Diplomatic Corps have black on reflective yellow plates with the letters SD CD followed by one or two numerals denoting the embassy (see Table 3) and a two digit serial from 01 to 99.   Heads of Missions have SD CD and the embassy code only.   Some plates have been noted in yellow on black, but the reason for this variation is unknown.
        Consular Corps members also have black on reflective yellow plates with SD and the embassy code with one serial numeral between which, in smaller characters, is CONSULAR.   The Consul uses similar plates with SD and the embassy code only.
        Some United Nations personnel have normal style plates with a SD prefix followed by three numerals and the letters UN.

(d)     Trade plates are white with a serial number and SD in red.   Temporary plates are blue on white with SD and three numerals followed by a tax disc and the letters TP.   Also noted in 2006 was a blue on white plate with SD four numerals and N, and is presumed to be some form of provisional or temporary plate.

(e)     The official car of King Mswati III has a black plate with, in brass, a lion in the centre flanked by M and III.

Table 2  (government codes)

AG	Agriculture and Co-operatives	KO	King’s Office
BI	Broadcasting, Information and Tourism	LB	Labour and Public Service
CO	Commerce and Industry	NR	Natural Resources, Land
CP	Central Pool (Transport Administration)		Utilization and Energy
CT	Central Pool   90s-	PAG	?
DF	Defence and Youth	PLB	?
ED	Education	PO	Police
EPD	Economic Planning & Development	PNR	?
FE	Fire & Emergency Rescue Services	PR	Prison Service
FO	Foreign Affairs	SE	Police ?
GE	Geological Survey & Mines	TC	Transport & Communications
HA	Home Affairs   95-	TI	Tinkhundla (local government)
HE	Health	UAG	?
HTB	Housing & Township Development   -95	WO	Works and Construction
IN	Interior and Immigration   -95?	WS	Water and Sewerage
JU	Justice

Table 3  (diplomatic)

1	U.K.	5	Taiwan	9	-	14	-	20	-21 -
2	U.S.A.	6	Israel	10	Mozambique	15	Germany	22	W.H.O.
3	Portugal	7	U.N.H.C.R.	11	-12 -	16-18	-
4	U.N.D.P.	8	E.U.	13	UNICEF	19	S. Africa

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