Vehicle registration plates of Vatican City

Pope John Paul II in a Popemobile in the Vatican City State, with Vatican registration SCV 1

Vehicle registration plates of official road vehicles registered in Vatican City use the prefix SCV followed by a series of digits while vehicle registration plates of residential road vehicles registered in Vatican City use the prefix CV followed by a series of digits. The Pope's car carries the registration SCV 1 in red lettering.

Vehicle types

Private vehicle front plate

Vehicle types
Type	Example	Meaning
Private	CV 12345	CV means Civitatis Vaticanae ("City of Vatican")
Government	SCV 12345	SCV means Status Civitatis Vaticanae ("State of the City of Vatican")
Official	SCV 12345

See also

• Transport in Vatican City