Since 2001, the appearance of plates has changed - these must now contain the national symbol (the "Soyombo") in red, to the left of the numbers, and - between the digits and letters - the Mongolian oval (MNG).[1]
Recently, Mongolian vehicle plates used Arial typeface replaced DIN 1451 since 2018.
The first two letters of the three-letter suffix indicate the province (or aimag in Mongolian) where the vehicle was registered:
| Suffix | Aimag |
|---|---|
| АР | Arkhangai |
| БH | Bayankhongor |
| БP | Baganuur |
| БӨ | Bayan-Ölgii |
| БУ | Bulgan |
| ГС | Govisumber |
| ДА | Darkhan (city) |
| ДГ | Dornogovi |
| ДО | Dornod |
| ДУ | Dundgovi |
| OP | Orkhon |
| ГА | Govi-Altay |
| ХЭ | Khentii |
| ХО | Khovd |
| ХӨ | Khövsgöl |
| НА | Nalaikh district |
| ӨМ | Ömnögovi |
| ӨВ | Övörkhangai |
| СЭ | Selenge |
| СУ | Sükhbaatar |
| СБ | Sükhbaatar (city) |
| ТӨ | Töv |
| УБ, УН, УА, УЕ | Ulaanbaatar |
| УВ | Uvs |
| ЗА | Zavkhan |
