Special Series Overview

JB

Johor's registration code before 1948

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Key Facts

Issue Date
pre-1948
Issuance Range
JB + number, used before 1948
Rarity
Legacy format (pre-1948 Johor registration)
Transfer Rules
Historic code; later JB plates belong to Johor's ordinary sequence.

Issuing State

Key Points

  • Johor's code before 1948.
  • Replaced by J in 1948.
  • Later JB plates are ordinary Johor registrations.

Series Overview

JB was Johor's registration code when it was one of the Unfederated Malay States. In 1948 the Federation of Malaya replaced two-letter codes with single letters, and Johor became J.

JB later returned as a block in Johor's own ordinary J sequence, so a modern JB plate is a standard Johor registration. The letters also match the initials of Johor Bahru.

Sources

Sources checked for the JB entry.

  1. Malaya The First Single Letter Plates Trial
    Europlate Blog
    Open citation: Malaya The First Single Letter Plates Trial
  2. Vehicle Registration Plates Of Malaysia
    Wikipedia
    Open citation: Vehicle Registration Plates Of Malaysia

Frequently Asked Questions

What was Johor's plate code before J?

JB, used until the 1948 rationalisation made Johor J.

Does JB on a plate mean Johor Bahru?

Not officially. JB was Johor's pre-1948 code and later a block in Johor's J sequence; the match with Johor Bahru's initials is a bonus.

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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