Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1985

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 1985.

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 SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut DelawareDistrict ofColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaEmbossed reflective white serial on blue plate with border line; "IOWA" and county name centered at top and bottom respectively; "86" at top rightstandard issues have the county name embossed at bottomABC 123LAA 000 toYZZ 999Non-resident plates discontinued. Month and year stickers are separate, and vanity plates had blank bottoms.KansasEmbossed 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 JerseyValidated by a windshield sticker.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 1985 with yellow on light green 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 1985 with black on red stickers.MaineTrailerEmbossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top left, "TRAILER" at bottom123-4561 to approximately , to Revalidated for 1985 with white on green 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 40000

See also

Antique vehicle registration Electronic license plate Motor vehicle registration Vehicle license

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