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Region
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Design
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Slogan
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Serial format
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Serials issued
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Notes
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Alabama
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Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; "ALABAMA" screened in blue centered at top, with blue line on either side.
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"Heart of Dixie" screened in red centered between state name and serial, with heart outline around the "of"
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Alaska
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Embossed blue serial on reflective golden yellow plate; screened state flag in the center; "ALASKA" screened in blue centered at top; indented top corners for revalidation stickers
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"The Last Frontier" screened in blue centered at bottom
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ABC 123
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American Samoa
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Black letters on white background, image of palm tree at left.
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"MOTU O FIAFIAGA" centered at top
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1234
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Arizona
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Embossed reflective white serial with saguaro cactus separator on maroon plate with border line; "ARIZONA" centered at top.
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"GRAND CANYON STATE" centered at bottom
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ABC-123
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Arkansas
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Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; red band screened at top containing "Arkansas" in white in the center.
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"The Natural State" screened in red centered at bottom
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ABC 123
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California
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Blue on reflective white with embossed red state name centered at top.
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None
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1ABC123
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Colorado
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Embossed white on reflective green; mountains at top.
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None
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Connecticut
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Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) white serial on blue plate with border line; "CONNECTICUT" centered at top with embossed state shape at top left.
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"CONSTITUTION STATE" at bottom
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Delaware
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Screened gold numbers on reflective dark blue plate with gold border; "DELAWARE" centered at bottom.
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"THE FIRST STATE" centered at top
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123456
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Several variations of the font used for the serial exist. Some replacement plates have riveted numbers.
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District of Columbia
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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 bottom; debossed sticker boxes in bottom corners.
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"Celebrate & Discover" screened in blue centered at top
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123-456
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Florida
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Georgia
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Embossed black on reflective gradient white and orange; screened green "Georgia" at top with peach graphic for the 'o'; "19" at top left and "90" at top right; county name on sticker at bottom.
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None
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ABC 123
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Guam
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Hawaii
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Black on reflective white with rainbow graphic
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"ALOHA STATE" at bottom
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Idaho
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Illinois
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"Dark blue on reflective white with light and dark blue stripes; state name screened in dark blue at top left"
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"Land of Lincoln" screened at top right corner
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123 456
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AB 1234
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Reissues of 1979–82 serials
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Indiana
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Red serial on reflective white background
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"Hoosier Hospitality" centered at bottom
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Small white-on-blue county name sticker in bottom right corner as on the Back Home Again base. Allen County began issuing two-letter, three-digit serials in 1992 after reaching 2Z9999. Plates were valid through October 31, 1993.
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with golden brown wheat stalk in center; "KANSAS" screened in yellow and dark blue at top center, county sticker on top left and year registration sticker well on the top right.
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ABC 123
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DVE 000 to approximately GRR 999
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Maine
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Embossed navy blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; red American lobster screened behind serial, offset to right; "MAINE" screened in red centered at top.
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"Vacationland" (with enlarged 'V') screened in red centered at bottom
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1234AB
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Maryland
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Embossed black numbers on white plate; shield with the design of the Maryland state flag screened in the center; "Maryland" screened in black centered at top
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None
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ABC 123
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Modification of the optional 350th Anniversary base introduced in 1983. Two-year renewals started on July 1, 1992.
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Massachusetts
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Embossed green serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MASSACHUSETTS" centered at top
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None
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123·456
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Michigan
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Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) white serial on blue plate; "MICHIGAN" centered at top
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"GREAT LAKES" centered at bottom
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ABC 123
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AAA 000 to UDT 999
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Montana
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New York
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Liberty plates. Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate, with red stripes at top and bottom; red Statue of Liberty graphic screened in center (or at left on vanity plates); "NEW YORK" screened in dark blue centered at top
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None
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Validated with windshield decal.
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Embossed black serial on light blue, white and light orange gradient plate; long black bar screened below serial with "NORTH DAKOTA" in white in the center, "1889" to the left and "1989" to the right.
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Short black bar screened above serial with "CENTENNIAL" in white in the center; "PEACE GARDEN STATE" screened in black centered at top
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ABC 123
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BAA 000 to approximately CNP 999
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Ohio
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Embossed blue serial with state-shaped separator on reflective white plate; "OHIO" screened in blue centered at top.
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"the heart of it all!" screened in red between state name and serial
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ABC•123
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Reflective yellow on blue with small keystone separator
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"Keystone State" centered at top
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ABC-1234
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Puerto Rico
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; blue circle with three white stars (from the state flag) screened in the center; "Tennessee" screened in blue centered at top; county name on blue sticker centered at bottom.
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County name centered at bottom
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ABC 123
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Texas
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Dark blue and red on reflective white; state flag screened to left of state name.
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"THE LONE STAR STATE" screened centered at bottom
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ABC-12D
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Utah
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Vermont
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Debossed white serial on green plate; screened white rectangular box around serial; "Vermont" screened in white centered at top; white sugar maple screened at top left.
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"Green Mountain State" screened in white centered at bottom
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ABC 123
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Virginia
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Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top
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None
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ABC-123
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Still currently revalidated.
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Washington
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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.
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None
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123-ABC
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West Virginia
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Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; yellow state shape screened at left behind serial; "WEST VIRGINIA" screened in dark blue centered at bottom.
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Dark blue bar screened at top with "Wild, Wonderful" in white in the center
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First character corresponds to month of expiration
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Wisconsin
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Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "WISCONSIN" screened in dark blue at top left and graphics screened at top right featuring a sailboat and sunset, flying geese, and a farm scene; green and dark blue lines separating state name and graphics from serial.
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"America's Dairyland" screened in dark blue centered at bottom
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ABC-123
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Wyoming
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Embossed red serial and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate featuring white cloud-covered mountains against a blue sky; "Wyoming" screened in dark blue at top, offset to right.
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"1890 Centennial 1990" screened in dark blue at bottom
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