Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2002
Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 2002.[1][2][3][4]
Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2001 | Events of 2002 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 2003 |
Passenger baseplates
Image | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Alabama | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; blue bar with white falling stars and musical notes screened at top; "Alabama" screened in red centered at bottom. | "Stars Fell On" screened in white centered on blue bar; "HEART OF DIXIE" in white within red heart screened above and to right of state name | ||||
Alaska | ||||||
American Samoa | "CENTENNIAL 2000" centered at top | |||||
Arizona | Embossed dark green serial on reflective graphic plate with desert scene featuring turquoise, white, and orange gradient sky, white setting sun and purple mountains and cacti; "ARIZONA" screened in turquoise, with white outlines, centered at top. | "GRAND CANYON STATE" screened in dark green below serial, offset to right. | ||||
Arkansas | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "Arkansas" screened in dark blue centered at top | "The Natural State" screened in dark blue centered at bottom | 123 ABC | |||
California | Blue on reflective white with graphic red state name | None | 1ABC123 | |||
Colorado | Embossed dark green on reflective graphic plate with white and grey mountains against dark green background | None | 123-ABC | |||
Connecticut | ||||||
Delaware | Screened gold numbers on reflective dark blue plate with gold border; "DELAWARE" centered at bottom. | "THE FIRST STATE" centered at top | 123456 | Several variations of the font used for the serial exist. Some replacement plates have riveted numbers. | ||
District of Columbia |
Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate, screened district flag used as separator, screened red stripes above and below serial; "Washington, D.C." screened in blue centered at top; debossed sticker boxes in bottom corners | "TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" centered at bottom | AB-1234 | |||
Florida | Embossed green serial on reflective white plate; citrus orange graphic over green state map screened in the center; "FLORIDA" screened in orange and yellow centered at top. | A12 BCD | ||||
Georgia | Screened image of a Georgian peach centered on a white background; "GEORGIA" at top left. | "...on my mind" at top right | 1234 ABC | |||
Guam | Embossed black on reflective white; gold map graphic in center. | "TANO Y CHAMORRO" centered at bottom | ||||
Hawaii | Black on reflective white with rainbow graphic | "ALOHA STATE" centered at bottom | ||||
Idaho | ||||||
Illinois | ||||||
Indiana | ||||||
Iowa | ||||||
Kansas | Embossed black serial on reflective sky blue plate; State Capitol screened in the center surrounded by clouds; fading gold band screened at bottom with gold wheat stalks at left; "KANSAS" screened in black centered at top | ABC 123 | PBA 000 to approximately SLZ 999;
TAA 000 to approximately XUY 499 |
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Kentucky | ||||||
Louisiana | ||||||
Maine | ||||||
Maryland | Embossed black numbers on white plate; shield with the design of the Maryland state flag screened in the center; "Maryland" screened in black centered at top. | None | ABC 123 | Modification of the optional 350th Anniversary base introduced in 1983. Two-year renewals started on July 1, 1992. | ||
Massachusetts | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "Massachusetts" screened in blue centered at top. | "The Spirit of America" screened in blue centered at bottom | ||||
Michigan | Embossed reflective (glass-beaded) white serial on blue plate; "MICHIGAN" centered at top. | "GREAT LAKES" centered at bottom | ABC 123 | |||
Minnesota | ||||||
Mississippi | ||||||
Missouri | ||||||
Montana | ||||||
Nebraska | ||||||
Nevada | ||||||
New Hampshire | ||||||
New Jersey | ||||||
New Mexico | ||||||
New York | ||||||
North Carolina | Blue on reflective white with light blue Wright Flyer graphic | "First in Flight" screened at top | ABC-1234 | |||
North Dakota | ||||||
Northern Mariana Islands |
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Ohio | Dark blue on reflective white, with Ohio Bicentennial Commission logo, and red and blue bars. | "1803 Ohio Bicentennial 1903" centered at top, "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION" centered at bottom. | AB12CD | |||
Oklahoma | ||||||
Oregon | ||||||
Pennsylvania | ||||||
Puerto Rico | ||||||
Rhode Island | ||||||
South Carolina | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate; light blue mountain graphic screened at top and sides and Sabal palmetto in the center; "South Carolina" screened in light blue centered at bottom. | "Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places." screened in black at top | 123 ABC | Letters I, O and Q not used, and U used only from 2002 onwards, beginning with the NKU series.[5] | ||
South Dakota | ||||||
Tennessee | ||||||
Texas | ||||||
Utah | ||||||
Vermont | ||||||
Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; "VIRGINIA" screened in blue centered at top. | None | ABC-1234 | |||
Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; "VIRGINIA" screened in blue centered at top. | "1607 400th Anniversary 2007" centered at bottom | |||||
As above, but with state name in red. | ||||||
Washington | ||||||
West Virginia | Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate; dark blue bar screened at top containing "West Virginia" in gold in the center; thin gold stripe screened between dark blue bar and serial. | "Wild, Wonderful" as before, plus "www.callwva.com" in dark blue between state name and serial, cutting off thin gold stripe in the middle. | First character corresponds to month of expiration. | |||
Wisconsin | ||||||
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
Image | Region | Type | Design and slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Maryland | Temporary | |||||
Ohio | Temporary | |||||
See also
References
- Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
- Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
- Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
- Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.
- "South Carolina License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
External links
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