Vehicle registration plates of Cape Verde Vehicle registration plates of Cape Verde The license plates in Cape Verde have been derived from the former colonial power Portugal. Previously, Cape Verde used the Portuguese Overseas Territories system, cars in Cape Verde had registrations of the type CVx-1234, where the x was either S (Ilhas de Sotavento) or B (Ilhas de Barlavento). Sotavento and Barlavento are the two island groups that make up Cape Verde. Plates were black with white letters. The modern system keeps the colours of the old system (white letters on black ground), but the registration code is now different for each island. The codes
International vehicle registration code International vehicle registration code The country in which a motor vehicle's vehicle registration plate was issued may be indicated by an international licence plate country code, formerly known as an International Registration Letter or International Circulation Mark. The sign must be displayed on the rear of the vehicle. The sign may either be placed separately from the registration plate, or be incorporated into the vehicle registration plate. The allocation of codes is maintained by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as the "Distinguishing Signs Used on Vehicles in International Traffic" (sometimes abbreviated to DSIT), authorised by the UN's Geneva