Vehicle Registration Plates of Oregon - Passenger Baseplates 1956 To Present

Passenger Baseplates 1956 To Present

All plates from 1956 until present are still valid, provided they are displayed on the vehicle to which they originally were issued.

Image First issued Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
1956 gold on blue none Coded by month of expiration:

1A-2345

 Letters A through M indicate January through December expirations.
1960 gold on blue Pacific Wonderland Coded by month of expiration:

1A-2345

 Letters N through Z indicate January through December expirations.
1964 gold on blue none Coded by month of expiration:

ABC 123
1973 blue on gold none Coded by month of expiration:

ABC 123
July 1988 Douglas Fir none ABC 123 PDN 001 to QNL 999 Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1988 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Oregon was so honored.
Nov. 1989 Douglas Fir none ABC 123 QNM 001 to ZZZ 999 Same design as previous, but with the colors changed in response to public criticism of the original colors. Tree changed from pale green to dark green, sky from light khaki to light blue and mountains made a deeper shade of lavendar.
2004 123 ABC 001 BAA to present No change to design or colors.

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