Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1981

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1980 Events of 1981 Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1982

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 1981.[1][2][3][4]

Passenger baseplates

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Passenger  Car  Plates
Image Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
  Alabama
  Alaska
  American Samoa
  Arizona
  Arkansas Embossed red numbers on reflective white plate; "Arkansas" screened in blue centered at top "Land of Opportunity" screened in blue centered at bottom ABC 123 GED 001 to POP 999 Issued from 1978 to 1988.
  California
  Colorado
  Connecticut
  Delaware
  District of
Columbia
  Presidential Inauguration
  Florida
  Georgia
  Guam
  Hawaii
  Idaho
  Illinois
  Indiana
  Iowa
  Kansas Embossed white serial on blue plate; yellow wheat stalk graphic screened at left and "KANSAS" screened in yellow centered at top A/B C12345 Coded by county of issuance (A/B) and month of expiration (C)
  Kentucky
  Louisiana
  Maine
  Maryland
  Massachusetts
  Michigan
  Minnesota
  Mississippi
  Missouri
  Montana
  Nebraska
  Nevada
  New Hampshire
  New Jersey
  New Mexico
  New York
  North Carolina
  North Dakota
  Northern Mariana
Islands
  Ohio
  Oklahoma
  Oregon
  Pennsylvania
  Puerto Rico
  Rhode Island
  South Carolina
  South Dakota
  Tennessee
  Texas
  Utah
  Vermont
  Virginia Embossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top. None ABC-123 Still currently revalidated.
  Washington
  West Virginia
  Wisconsin Embossed black serial on reflective yellow plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "80" at bottom right AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND A12-345
AB 1234
Coded by month of expiration (A) Revalidated for 1981 with white-on-green stickers.
  Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

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Non-passenger  Plates  
Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
  Maine Trailer Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top offset to left, "TRAILER" at bottom 123-456 1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000 Revalidated for 1981 with white-on-light-brown stickers.
  Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom 125-001 to approximately 150-000
  Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top offset to left, "TRAILER" at bottom 205-001 to approximately 362-000
  Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom 362-001 to approximately 599-999

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fox, James K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
  4. ^ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.
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