Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1983

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 1983.

Passenger baseplates ImageRegionDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesAlabamaEmbossed red serial on reflective white plate; "Alabama" screened in dark blue centered at top."HEART OF DIXIE" in white within dark blue heart screened at top leftAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasEmbossed red numbers on reflective white plate; "Arkansas" screened in blue centered at top"Land of Opportunity" screened in blue centered at bottomABC 123 POP 999Issued from 1978 to 1988.CaliforniaColoradoConnecticut DelawareDistrict ofColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasEmbossed blue serial on reflective white plate; gold sunflower and wheat stalk graphic screened at top left; "KANSAS" screened in blue centered at top C12345Coded by county of issuance () and month of expiration (C)KentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew Jersey New MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaEmbossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top.NoneABC-123Still currently revalidated.WashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinEmbossed black serial on reflective yellow plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "80" at bottom rightAMERICA'S DAIRYLANDA12-345AB 1234Coded by month of expiration (A)Revalidated for 1983 with white on blue stickers.Wyoming

Non-passenger plates Image (standard)RegionTypeDesign & SloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesAlaskaTruckEmbossed dark blue serial on reflective golden yellow plate with border line; black "ALASKA" screened at top1234 AB1000 BA to approximately 9999 DSRevalidated for 1983 with white on green stickers.District of ColumbiaInaugural (Mayoral)MaineTrailerEmbossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top left, "TRAILER" at bottom1 to approximately , to Revalidated for 1983 with orange on white stickers.Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom125-001 to approximately Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top offset to left, "TRAILER" at bottom205-001 to approximately Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom362-001 to approximately A 12345A 10000 to approximately C 40000WisconsinPrivate semi-trailerEmbossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "SEMI TRAILER" at top; debossed "82" at bottom right12345 1 to approximately 22000Revalidated for 1983 with blue on yellow stickers.Insert trailerEmbossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "TRAILER" at top; "82" at bottom right1234Coded by weight class (A)Revalidated with quarterly stickers. The colors for each quarter are as follows: 1 - blue on orange, 2 - yellow on red, 3 - yellow on blue, 4 - blue on yellow. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, and T.

See also

Antique vehicle registration Electronic license plate Motor vehicle registration Vehicle license

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