Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_States_for_1983 References

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1982	Events of 1983	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1984

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Passenger baseplates

Passenger Car Plates
Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Alabama	Embossed 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 left
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
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas	Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; gold sunflower and wheat stalk graphic screened at top left; "KANSAS" screened in blue 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 1983 with white on blue stickers.
Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger Plates
Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Alaska	Truck	Embossed dark blue serial on reflective golden yellow plate with border line; black "ALASKA" screened at top	1234 AB	1000 BA to approximately 9999 DS	Revalidated for 1983 with white on green stickers.
District of Columbia	Inaugural (Mayoral)
Maine	Trailer	Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top left, "TRAILER" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000	Revalidated for 1983 with orange on white 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
			A 12345	A 10000 to approximately C 40000
Wisconsin	Private semi-trailer	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "SEMI TRAILER" at top; debossed "82" at bottom right	P/E12345	P/E 1 to approximately P/E22000	Revalidated for 1983 with blue on yellow stickers.
Wisconsin	Insert trailer	Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "TRAILER" at top; "82" at bottom right	A/B1234	Coded 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.

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.

External links

[1] 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.

[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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v t e Vehicle license plates of the United States
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands
Other registration plates	Canal Zone Native American tribes Designs and serial formats
By year	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e Vehicle registration plates of North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Passenger baseplates

Non-passenger plates

See also

References

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