Special Series Overview

EU

Sabah E-prefix code for Keningau

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Key Facts

Issue Date
1960s-1980s
Issuance Range
EU + number
Rarity
Legacy format (historic Sabah registration)
Transfer Rules
Legacy registration; retention and transfer depend on current JPJ eligibility.

Issuing State

Key Points

  • Sabah code for Keningau, in the interior.
  • Replaced by SU from the early 1980s.

Series Overview

EU is the Sabah registration code for Keningau, in the interior, formed by adding Sabah's E prefix to the district letter U.

From the early 1980s Sabah switched to its current S-front format, with SU for Keningau.

Sources

Sources checked for the EU entry.

  1. Sabah
    Europlate Blog
    Open citation: Sabah
  2. Vehicle Registration Plates Of Malaysia
    Wikipedia
    Open citation: Vehicle Registration Plates Of Malaysia

Frequently Asked Questions

Which town is EU?

Keningau, in Sabah's interior.

What replaced EU?

SU, Keningau's S-front code from the early 1980s.

For normal state series (V, B, J, etc.), see the Series Index. For broader JPJ plate-index context, visit the Plate Index.

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