Machine Readable Zone
The data of the machine readable zone consist of three lines of 30 characters each. The only characters used are those of Serbian Latin alphabet, except for letters with diacritics (ŠĐĆČŽ - they are replaced by the appropriate letter without a diacritical mark), 0-9 and the filler character <.
The format of the first row is:
| Positions | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | alpha | ID, indicating an ID card |
| 3-5 | alpha | Issuing country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3) code (SRB) |
| 6–14 | num | ID card registration number |
| 15 | num | check digit |
| 16-28 | num | Personal number (JMBG) |
The format of the second row is:
| Positions | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1–6 | num | Date of birth (YYMMDD) |
| 7 | num | check digit |
| 9-14 | num | Date of expiry (YYMMDD) |
| 15 | num | check digit |
| 16-18 | num | Nationality of bearer ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (SRB) |
| 30 | num | check digit |
The format of the third row is:
| Positions | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1–30 | alpha | Last name, followed by two filler characters, followed by given names |
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