Year and month (two characters).
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The first character indicates the year.
− Digits 1 to 9 indicate years 2001 to 2009, respectively.
− Letters A to H indicate years 2010 to 2017, respectively.
− Letters J to N indicate years 2018 to 2022, respectively.
− Letters P to Y indicate years 2023 to 2032, respectively.
NOTE
The years from 2010 are represented by upper-case letters excluding I, O,
and Z because the three letters are similar to the digits 1, 0, and 2.
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The second character indicates the month.
− Digits 1 to 9 indicate January to September, respectively.
− Letters A to C indicate October to December, respectively.