Passenger Plates 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 Arizona license plate that complied with these standards.
| Image | First issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | White embossed digits with white border on black background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in white and centered at top between screw holes | "GRAND CANYON STATE" embossed in white and centered at bottom | A-12345 | Coded by county of issuance. | ||
| 1958 | White embossed digits with white border on blue background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in white and centered at top between screw holes | GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in white and centered at bottom | ABC-123 | AAA-001 to BZZ-999 | ||
| 1960 | Blue embossed digits with blue border on white background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in blue and centered at top between screw holes | GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in blue and centered at bottom | ABC-123 | CAA-001 to DZZ-999 | ||
| 1963 | White embossed digits with white border on blue background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in white and centered at top between screw holes | GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in white and centered at bottom | ABC-123 | EAA-001 to FZZ-999 | ||
| 1965 | Black embossed digits with black border on white background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in black and centered at top between screw holes | GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in black and centered at bottom | ABC-123 | HAA-001 to JZZ-999 | ||
| 1968 | Black embossed digits with black border on yellow background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in black and centered at top between screw holes | GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in black and centered at bottom | ABC-123 | KAA-001 to NZZ-999 | ||
| 1972 | Green embossed digits with green border on pale orange background; ARIZONA and last two digits of registration year embossed in green and centered at top between screw holes | GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in green and centered at bottom | ABC-123 | PAA-001 to WZZ-999 | ||
| 1980 | White embossed digits with white embossed border on maroon background, with white embossed saguaro cactus dividing the letters and numbers; ARIZONA embossed in white and centered at top | GRAND CANYON STATE embossed in white and centered at bottom | ABC-123 | AAA-001 to NZZ-999 | ||
| 1996 | Dark green embossed digits on screened background of purple mountains and cacti with white setting sun and sky fading from orange to white to turquoise at top; ARIZONA in wide plain dark green letters outlined in white and centered at top | GRAND CANYON STATE in dark green thin plain letters at bottom right in orange part of screen | 123·ABC | 101·AAA to 999·ZZZ | Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1996 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Arizona has been so honored. | |
| 2008 | Dark green screened digits on screened background of purple mountains and cacti with white setting sun and sky fading from orange to white to turquoise at top; ARIZONA in wide plain dark green letters outlined in white and centered at top; security stripe through center of plate | ABC1234 | AAA0001 to present |
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