Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1997

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
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]}

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  car  plates

Image	Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	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
	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

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  plates  

Image	Region	Type	Design and slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	North Carolina	Temporary

See also

• Antique vehicle registration
• Electronic license plate
• Motor vehicle registration
• Vehicle license

References

1. Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN   9781886777002.
2. Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN   1-56311-975-7.
3. Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
4. Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN   0-8092-7205-9.