UAE puts up for sale the mother of all the plates : the ultimate ` ` . '' Tiny oil - rich nation already holds the record for a plate : $ 6.75 M for number 5 . Abu Dhabi has held five such auctions , selling 300 plates and raising an astonishing $ 56 million . Abu Dhabi has held five auctions , selling 300 plates and raising $ 1 million .
UAE puts up for sale the mother of all the plates : the ultimate ` ` . '' Tiny oil - rich nation already holds the record for a plate : $ 6.75 M for number 5 . Abu Dhabi has held five auctions , selling 300 plates and raising $ 1 million .