Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1996 | Events of 1997 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1998 |
Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1997. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Image | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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![]() | Alabama | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate; pale blue fade with stars at top and pale red fade at bottom; "Alabama" screened in red at bottom. | "Heart of Dixie" screened in blue centered at top; with red heart behind the "of". | |||
![]() | Alaska | |||||
![]() | American Samoa | |||||
![]() | Arizona | Embossed dark green serial on reflective graphic plate with desert scene featuring turquoise, white, and orange gradient sky, white setting sun and purple mountains and cacti; "ARIZONA" screened in turquoise, with white outlines, centered at top. | "GRAND CANYON STATE" screened in dark green below serial, offset to right. | |||
![]() | Arkansas | |||||
![]() | California | |||||
Colorado | Embossed white on reflective green; mountains at top. | None | ||||
![]() | Connecticut | |||||
![]() | Delaware | Flat gold serial on dark blue background; "DELAWARE" centered at bottom | "THE FIRST STATE" centered at top; | 1234567 | Random, but serials 1, 2, and 3 reserved | 1969 Delaware base |
![]() | District of Columbia | |||||
![]() | Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; screened district flag used as separator; screened red stripes above and below serial; "Washington, D.C." screened in blue centered at top ; debossed sticker boxes at top corners. | "Celebrate & Discover" centered at bottom | AB-1234 | |||
![]() | Florida | |||||
![]() | Georgia | |||||
![]() | Guam | |||||
![]() | Hawaii | |||||
Idaho | ||||||
![]() | Illinois | |||||
![]() | Indiana | |||||
Iowa | Embossed blue serial on reflective graphic plate with light blue sky, white city skyline and gray farm scene; "IOWA" screened in blue centered at top; county name on sticker centered at bottom | light blue county name on sticker | 123 ABC | 000 AAA to 399 FSK | 'D' series not used. | |
![]() | Kansas | Embossed blue serial on reflective light blue, white and light yellow gradient plate; yellow wheat stalk graphic screened in the center; "KANSAS" screened in blue centered at top | ABC 123 | GRS 000 to approximately PAZ 999; SMA 000 to approximately SVC 499 | ||
![]() | Kentucky | |||||
![]() | Louisiana | |||||
![]() | Maine | |||||
![]() | Maryland | |||||
![]() | Massachusetts | |||||
![]() | Michigan | |||||
![]() | Minnesota | |||||
![]() | Mississippi | |||||
![]() | Missouri | |||||
Montana | ||||||
![]() | Nebraska | |||||
![]() | Nevada | |||||
![]() | New Hampshire | |||||
![]() | New Jersey | |||||
New Mexico | ||||||
![]() | New York | |||||
![]() | North Carolina | |||||
![]() | North Dakota | |||||
![]() | Northern Mariana Islands | |||||
![]() | Ohio | |||||
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![]() | Oklahoma | |||||
![]() | Oregon | |||||
![]() | Pennsylvania | |||||
![]() | Puerto Rico | Black on reflective white with fort graphic | "Isla Del Encanto" centered at bottom | ABC 123 | ||
| Rhode Island | |||||
![]() | South Carolina | |||||
![]() | South Dakota | |||||
![]() | Tennessee | |||||
![]() | Texas | |||||
![]() | Utah | |||||
![]() | Vermont | |||||
![]() | Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; "VIRGINIA" screened in blue centered at top. | None | ABC-1234 | ||
![]() | Washington | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with light blue Mount Rainier graphic and dark blue border line; "Washington" screened in red centered at top. | None | 123-ABC | ||
![]() | West Virginia | |||||
![]() | Wisconsin | |||||
![]() | Wyoming |
Image | Region | Type | Design and slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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![]() | North Carolina | Temporary |