Claim: Vehicle registration plates of Costa Rica, which was first issued in 1923, has the letters "CR" on them in the early 1940s indicating the country name and has been spelled out on the plates in 1944.
Evidence: The country has issued plates since at least 1923. The letters "CR" on plates into the early 1940s indicated the country name. The country name has been spelled out on the plates since at least 1944.