K_S
Kudat registrations with the post-1963 Sabah S suffix
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Key Facts
- Issue Date
- after 1963
- Issuance Range
- K + number + S (e.g. K 314 S)
- Rarity
- Legacy format (historic Sabah registration)
- Transfer Rules
- Legacy registration; retention and transfer depend on current JPJ eligibility.
Issuing State
Key Points
- Old Kudat plates given an S suffix after 1963 (e.g. K 314 S).
- The S separated Sabah's K from Kedah's and Kuching's K.
- New Kudat registrations took the EK prefix instead.
Series Overview
K_S covers Kudat registrations from North Borneo that were given an S suffix after Sabah joined Malaysia in 1963. Kudat's letter was K, which was also Kedah's in Malaya and Kuching's in Sarawak, so once the three territories shared one country a plain K 314 could have come from any of them. Sabah's answer for existing plates was to add S, for Sabah, after the number: Europlate photographed this Kudat car as K 314 S.
The same suffix was applied to Sabah's other old district letters, such as T for Tawau, while new registrations took the E prefix instead (EK for Kudat). English Wikipedia notes that old numbers in these obsolete Sabah formats may still be retained on vehicles today.
Sources
Sources checked for the K_S entry.
- Colony Of North Borneo CnbEuroplate BlogOpen citation: Colony Of North Borneo Cnb
- BorneoEuroplate BlogOpen citation: Borneo
- Vehicle Registration Plates Of MalaysiaWikipediaOpen citation: Vehicle Registration Plates Of Malaysia
- 馬來西亞車輛號牌WikipediaOpen citation: 馬來西亞車輛號牌
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does K 314 S end in S?
It is an old Kudat registration. After 1963, Sabah added S to existing plates so they could not be confused with Kedah or Kuching plates that also began with K.
Is K_S the same as Sarawak's K_Q?
No. K_S plates are from Kudat in Sabah, marked with S after 1963; K_Q plates are from Kuching in Sarawak, marked with Q between 1988 and 1991.
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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