History of vehicle registration plates of Alabama

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Main article: Vehicle registration plates of Alabama

The U.S. state of Alabama first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1914.

1 Passenger plates 1949 to 1954
2 Standardisation with the rest of North America
3 Passenger plates 1955 to present
4 External links

[edit] Passenger plates 1949 to 1954

First issued	Description	Slogan	Notes
1949	yellow on black with embossed 50	none	county coded,
1950	black on yellow with embossed 51	none	county coded,
1951	white on blue with embossed 52	none	county coded,
1952	blue on white with embossed 53	none	county coded,
1953	white on blue with embossed 54	none	county coded,
1954	white on blue with embossed 55	Heart of Dixie	county coded, first plate with Heart of Dixie slogan

[edit] Standardisation with the rest of North America

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for all their passenger vehicle plates at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardised mounting holes. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Alabama license plate that met with these standards.

[edit] Passenger plates 1955 to present

First issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1955	black on yellow with embossed 56	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12-345 1A-12-345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County) 00-12-345		first 6 x 12 inch plate
1956	yellow on black with embossed 57	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12-345 00-12-345
1957	white on blue with embossed 58	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12-345 00-12-345
1958	blue on white with embossed 59	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12-345 00-12-345
1959	white on blue with embossed 60	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12-345 00-12-345
1960	white on black with embossed 61	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12-345 1A-12-345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County) 00-12-345
1961	white on green with embossed 62	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 00-12345
1962	reflective white on blue with embossed 63	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 00-12345
1963	reflective white on red with embossed 64	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County) 00-12345
1964	reflective orange on blue with embossed 65	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 00-12345
1965	reflective white on vlack with embossed 66	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 00-12345
1966	reflective yellow on blue with embossed 67	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 00-12345
1967	reflective white on red with embossed 68	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County) 00-12345
1968	green on reflective white with embossed 69	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County) 00-12345
1969	blue on reflective white with embossed 70	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 00-12345
1970	black on reflective mint green with embossed 71	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County) 00-12345
1971	black on reflective mint green with embossed 72	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 00-12345
1972	red on reflective white with embossed 73	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County) 00-12345
1973	black on reflective white with embossed 74	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 00-12345
1974	black on reflective yellow with embossed 75	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 00-12345
1975	blue on reflective white with embossed 76	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0-12345 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County) 00-12345
1976	blue on reflective white with state house graphic in red	Heart of Dixie	ABC 123		Earlier plates used stickers displaying county name. Later plates used larger serial dies.
1981	red on reflective white	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0A 12345 00A 1234 47 12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Madison County)
1986	blue on reflective white	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0AB 1234 00AB 123
1992	blue on reflective white	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0ABC123 00ABC12
1997	black on reflective white with blue and pink gradient	Heart of Dixie	Coded by county of issuance: 0AB1234 00AB123 47A1B23 and 47ABC12 (following exhaustion of above format in Madison County)
2002	red on reflective white reflective sheeting with screened blue bar with state name	Stars fell on Alabama	Coded by county of issuance: 0A1234B 00A123B 47A1B2C (following exhaustion of above format in Madison County)	0A0001A to present 00A001A to present 47A0A1A to present	Serials were initially embossed but later surface-printed.

[edit] External links

Alabama license plates 1969-present

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