KN
Kelantan's registration code before 1948
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Key Facts
- Issue Date
- pre-1948
- Issuance Range
- KN + number, used before 1948
- Rarity
- Legacy format (pre-1948 Kelantan registration)
- Transfer Rules
- Historic code; later KN plates belong to Kedah's ordinary sequence.
Issuing State
Key Points
- Kelantan's code before 1948.
- Replaced by D in 1948.
- Later KN plates are Kedah registrations.
Series Overview
KN was Kelantan's registration code when it was one of the Unfederated Malay States. In the 1948 rationalisation, Kelantan was given D, which it still uses.
KN later returned as a block in Kedah's ordinary K sequence, so a modern KN plate is a Kedah registration, not a pre-war Kelantan one.
Sources
Sources checked for the KN entry.
- Malaya The First Single Letter Plates TrialEuroplate BlogOpen citation: Malaya The First Single Letter Plates Trial
- Vehicle Registration Plates Of MalaysiaWikipediaOpen citation: Vehicle Registration Plates Of Malaysia
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Kelantan use D?
In 1948 its two-letter code KN was replaced by the single letter D.
Is a KN plate today from Kelantan?
No. KN was later issued as part of Kedah's K sequence.
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