Vehicle Registration Plates of New Jersey - Passenger Baseplates 1913 To Present

Passenger Baseplates 1913 To Present

Image First issued Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
1913 Red lettering and white background painted on porcelain-coated steel base None 12345 unknown Steel registration seal on right side between "N.J." and "13"
1933 Orange lettering embossed on black base None A12345 unknown County letter code at left
1947 Blue on straw None
1951 White on black None
1952-56 Orange lettering embossed on on black base None A/B 123; A/B 12C; A/B 1C2; A/B C12; A/B 1234 unknown Tab for subsequent years inserted over original date
1959 black on buff, non-reflective, N.J. embossed in wide block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-123 AAA-100 to RHZ-9991, 2
1969-1970 black on buff, non-reflective, N.J. embossed in wide block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-123 RIA-100 to SZZ-9991, 2, 5
1970 black on buff, non-reflective, N.J. embossed in wide block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-123 UAA-100 to YZZ-9991, 2, 5
1973 black on buff, non-reflective, N.J. embossed in wide block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers 123-ABC 100-AAA to 999-HBZ1, 2, 5
1977 black on buff, non-reflective, NEW JERSEY embossed in plain block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers 123-ABC 100-HCA to 999-KZZ1, 2, 5
1979 yellow on blue, non-reflective, NEW JERSEY embossed in plain block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers 123-ABC; New Jersey state icon used as dash 100-LAA to 999-ZZZ1, 2, 5
1985 yellow on blue, non-reflective, NEW JERSEY embossed in plain block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-123; New Jersey state icon used as dash ZAA-100 to ZZZ-9992, 3, 5
1985 yellow on blue, non-reflective, NEW JERSEY embossed in plain block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-12D; New Jersey state icon used as dash AAA-10A to HZZ-99Z2, 3, 5
1992 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers; black outlines for registration stickers at top corners Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers ABC1234; New Jersey state icon used as dash AAA1000 to ADJ99993, 4, 5
1993 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers; black outlines for registration stickers at top corners Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers AB-123D; New Jersey state icon used as dash BA-100A to ZZ-999Z 3, 4, 5
1999 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers; black outlines for registration stickers at top corners Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers ABC-12D; New Jersey state icon used as dash JAA-10A to VZT-99Z 3, 4, 5
2007 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers ABC-12D; New Jersey state icon used as dash VZU-10A to ZZZ-99Z 3, 4, 5 Security threads added to vertical center of plate somewhere in the Z series
2010 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers; security threads added to plate Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers A12-ABC; New Jersey state icon used as dash A10-AAA to present 4, 5 V40-AAB (current highest series known on 5-17-2013 A64 DEA)

Notes

  • 1 Plates did not use the letters D, T, X, or Z in the first position;
  • 2 Plates did not use the letter Q in any position;
  • 3 Plates did not use the letters D, T, or X in the first position;
  • 4 Plates did not use the letters I, O, Q in any position;
  • 5 Plus remakes of serials issued on previous bases

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