Complex sentence: Period photos, of, for example, Lugoj, show the abbreviation "Lgs", appearing both before and after the number, depending on whether the owner had changed the license plates to conform to the new regulations.
Split into simpler sentences: Period photos, of, for example, Lugoj, show the abbreviation. Lgs, appaearing both before and after the number, depending on whether the owner had changed the numberplates to conform to the new regulations.