Passenger Baseplates 1955 To Present
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 standardized mounting holes. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Alaska license plate that complied with these standards.
| Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Blue embossed digits on white with border line; embossed state flag to left; ALASKA embossed in plain text centered at top; registration year embossed at upper right | none | 12345 | renewed with metal tab | ||
| 1957 | Blue embossed digits on golden yellow with border line; embossed state flag to left; ALASKA embossed in plain text centered at top; registration year embossed at upper right | none | 12345 | renewed with metal tab | ||
| 1959 | Blue embossed digits on white with border line; embossed state flag to left; ALASKA embossed in plain text centered at top; registration year embossed at upper right | none | 12345 | renewed with metal tab | ||
| 1961 | Blue embossed digits on white with border line; embossed state flag to left; ALASKA embossed in plain text centered at bottom; registration year embossed at lower right | none | 12345 | renewed with metal tab for 1963 later with stickers | ||
| 1965 | Yellow embossed digits on blue with border line; Eagle totem pole on left; stylized embossed ALASKA at top | 1867 NORTH TO THE FUTURE 1967 embossed in plain letters and centered at bottom | 12345 | |||
| 1967 | Blue embossed digits on white with border line; embossed state flag to left; ALASKA embossed in plain text centered at top; registration year reverse embossed in blue square at upper right | THE GREAT LAND embossed in plain text centered at bottom | 12345 | |||
| 1969 | Blue embossed digits on golden yellow with blue border line; embossed state flag to left; ALASKA-U.S.A. embossed in plain text centered at top; registration year reverse embossed in blue square at upper left | NORTH TO THE FUTURE embossed in small plain text centered at bottom | 12345 | |||
| 1971 | Blue embossed digits on golden yellow with blue border line; embossed state flag to left; ALASKA-U.S.A. embossed in plain text centered at top; registration year reverse embossed in blue square at upper left | NORTH TO THE FUTURE embossed in small plain text centered at bottom | AB 1234 | |||
| 1972 | Blue embossed digits on golden yellow with blue border line and rectangle for registration sticker at upper left corner; embossed state flag centered between letters and numbers; ALASKA-U.S.A. embossed in plain text centered at top; registration year embossed in upper right corner | none | ABC 123 | Produced: AAA-100 to ? | Not issued. | |
| 1973 | Blue embossed digits on golden yellow with blue border line and rectangle for registration sticker at upper left corner; embossed state flag to left; ALASKA embossed in plain text centered at top; registration year embossed in upper right corner | NORTH TO THE FUTURE in small embossed text centered at bottom | AB123 | |||
| 1975 | Red embossed letters on reflective white background, with brown mountain and field screened behind numbers; standing brown grizzly bear at center of plate; red embossed ALASKA in wide serifed text centered at top | none | ABC 123 | AAA-100 to ASZ-999 | ||
| 1981 | Blue embossed digits on reflective golden yellow plate with indented upper corners for registration stickers; screened state flag at center, with ALASKA in wide serifed letters screened at top | "The Last Frontier" in wide serifed letters screened at bottom | ABC-123 | BAA-100 to DJX-999 | Briefly reused old sheeting for ERU-100 to ERV-4?? in 2005 | |
| 1997 | Black embossed digits on reflective plate with gold fading to white mountain tops, with blue sky above and sun rising near left corner; ALASKA with mining equipment substituting for the middle A in golden yellow screened at top; black prospectors following the Yukon Trail starting at the bottom left and scrolling to top center | "Gold Rush" in golden yellow offset to right below ALASKA, and "Centennial" in black below at bottom | ABC 123 | DJY-100 to ERT-999 | Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new standard-issue license plate of 1998 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Alaska has been so honored. Co-recipient with Idaho. | |
| 2000 | Blue embossed digits on reflective yellow plate; ALASKA screened in serif font centered along top. | "THE LAST FRONTIER" screened in serif font centered along bottom; Alaskan flag screened in center. | ABC 123 | |||
| 2005 | Blue embossed digits on reflective golden yellow plate; ALASKA in plain serifed letters embossed at top; state flag embossed at center | "THE LAST FRONTIER" embossed in plain text centered at bottom | ABC-123 | ERV-4?? to FGE-999 | Leftover 1981 stock was used for ERU-100 to ERV-4?? | |
| January 2, 2008 to December 31, 2009 | Blue embossed digits on reflective yellow plate with embossed blue border; blue bottom quickly fading to white mountains, with red sunburst over tallest mountain screened behind numbers; Alaska 50 state flag logo screened to left; ALASKA screened in plain blue letters at top | "CELEBRATING STATEHOOD 1959-2009" in thin plain red letters at bottom, above blue | ABC123 | FGF100 to present | Also used for vanity plates. |
All plates issued since 1981 remain valid with proper validation.
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