Battery Markings

Decoding the Production Date
in ABSEL Battery Markings

The production date of ABSEL batteries
is encoded in the first four characters of the marking.
The production date
of ABSEL batteries
is encoded
in the first four
characters
of the marking.

Decoding principle (example code: 5D06):

Position in Code Meaning Example (5D06) Interpretation
1st character Last digit of the production year 5 Year 2025
2nd character Production month (letter code) D April
3rd and 4th character Day of the month 06 6th day

Alphabetical month coding:

January — A
February — B
March — С
April — D
May — E
June — F
July — G
August — H
September — I
October — J
November — K
December — L

Final interpretation
for the example code:

The marking 5D06 corresponds to the production date April 6, 2025