Vehicle Registration Plates of New York - Passenger Baseplates 1937 To Present

Passenger Baseplates 1937 To Present

Image Dates issued Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
1937 Black on deep orange 0A00-00
1957 Embossed orange on black with border line; NY embossed in block letters in lower left corner, with registration year in bottom right corner EMPIRE STATE embossed in block letters centered below numbers AB-1234 County-coded; e.g.: SN = Schenectady, BF = Erie (Buffalo), etc.
1958–1959 Embossed black on orange with border line; NY embossed in block letters in lower left corner, with registration year in bottom right corner EMPIRE STATE embossed in block letters centered below numbers AB-1234 County-coded Renewed with tabs for 1959.
1960–1961 Embossed orange on black with border line; NY embossed in block letters in lower left corner, with registration year in bottom right corner EMPIRE STATE embossed in block letters centered below numbers AB-1234 County-coded Renewed with tabs.
1962–1963 Embossed black on orange with border line; NY embossed in block letters in lower left corner, with registration year in bottom right corner EMPIRE STATE embossed in block letters centered below numbers AB-1234 County-coded Renewed with tabs.
1964–1965 Embossed yellow on black with border line; NY embossed in block letters in lower left corner, with registration year in bottom right corner WORLD'S FAIR embossed in block letters centered below numbers 1234-AB
AB-1234
1A-2345
A-1234
1234-A		 County-coded. Renewed with stickers.
1966–1973 Embossed golden yellow on dark blue with border line around plate and around registration sticker spot at bottom right; NEW YORK embossed in plain block text centered at bottom none 1234-AB
AB-1234
1A-2345
A-1234
1234-A		 County-coded as before. Some later plates use the 1973 dies;
renewed with stickers.
1973–1986 Embossed dark blue on orange with border line around plate and around registration sticker spot at bottom right; NEW YORK embossed in plain block text centered at bottom none 12-ABC
123-ABC
1234-AAA		 12‑ABC and 123‑ABC plates issued by letter series by county.
51‑999 numeric range for 5- and 6-character plates.		 No leading zero used for plates 51‑ABC to 99‑ABC;
dies changed in 1980 to accommodate 7-character plates;
Originally renewed with stickers, but windshield decals superseded the stickers by the end of these plates' run.
1986–2001 Liberty plates. Embossed dark blue numbers on reflective with plate, with red stripe at top & bottom of plate; NEW YORK in plain serifed block font centered at top of plate; red outlined Statue of Liberty centered on plate or off to side on vanity plates none ABC 123
1AB 234
A1B 234
A12 3BC
AB1 23C1		 various Validated with windshield decal.
2001 – April 2010 Empire plates. Embossed dark blue numbers on reflective white with blue bars above and below numbers; upper blue bar has the words "NEW YORK" in white serifed block numbers outlined in dark blue, over a skyline of Niagara Falls, the Adirondack Mountains, and New York City, with sky above all THE EMPIRE STATE in smaller serifed block letters screened on lower blue bar ABC-12341 with embossed New York State outline as separator AAA-1000 to EYH-2999. Plates ranging from EYH-3001 to EZZ-9999 were not issued and may be chosen for use on a custom plate. TWY- used by New York State Thruway Authority. Validated with windshield decal.
from April 2010 Empire Gold plates. Embossed dark blue numbers on orange plate, with small blue bar at bottom with thin blue stripe above and curved larger blue bar at top with thin blue stripe below, with orange NEW YORK in serifed block letters curving to edges of top bar EMPIRE STATE in smaller serifed block letters at bottom of plate ABC-12341 with embossed New York State outline as separator FAA-1000 to GKF-9999 (As of May 26, 2013) Validated with windshield decal.


from unknown Blue bar with script New York with thin red stripe below. Logo picture on the left followed by 1 to 6 plate digits. Red and blue stripes run along the bottom. Newer plates have a curved blue banner with yellow stripe below on top. Custom Picture plates with sports logos, universities, professions, emergency services, and military organizations. Up to six letters and numbers. If number is random it will be in 123ABC format. Validated with windshield decal.

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