Vehicle registration plates of Kentucky

U.S. state

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of Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

first required requiring its residents to register their motor vehicle

Motor vehicle

A motor vehicle or road vehicle is a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not operate on rails, such as trains or trolleys. The vehicle propulsion is provided by an engine or motor, usually by an internal combustion engine, or an electric motor, or some combination of the two, such as hybrid...

s and display license plates

Vehicle registration plate

A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. The registration identifier is a numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the vehicle within the issuing region's database...

in 1910.

Passenger plates 1924 to present

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1924	Black base with white embossed lettering and border. "KY 1924" at right.		123456
1933	Green base with white embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom between "KY" and "33."		123-456		Issued in front/rear pairs for one vehicle.
1937	White base with blue embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom.		12A34
1942	Black base with white embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom.		12345
1944	Black base with yellow embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom.		12345
1948	White base with orange embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom.		12345
1949	Gray aluminum "waffle" hatched base with black embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		12-345
1950	Green aluminum "waffle" hatched base with white embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		12-345
1953	Blue base with white embossed lettering. "Tour" in front of state name at top, county name at bottom.		12-345
1956	White base with blue embossed lettering. "Tour" in front of state name at top, county name at bottom.		123-456
1957	Blue base with white embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		123-456
1958	White base with blue embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		123-456
1961	Blue base with white embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		123-456
1996 to 2003	blue on multicolored background with state-shaped cloud Cloud A cloud is a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water and/or various chemicals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of a planetary body. They are also known as aerosols. Clouds in Earth's atmosphere are studied in the cloud physics branch of meteorology...	Bluegrass State	123 ABC
2003 to 2005	anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism Anthropomorphism is any attribution of human characteristics to animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts, such as organizations, governments, spirits or deities. The term was coined in the mid 1700s... sunrise Sunrise Sunrise is the instant at which the upper edge of the Sun appears above the horizon in the east. Sunrise should not be confused with dawn, which is the point at which the sky begins to lighten, some time before the sun itself appears, ending twilight... over hill Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills... s	The Bluegrass State / It's That Friendly	123 ABC		Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2003 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association Automobile License Plate Collectors Association The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association is the largest such organization in the world. Founded in Rumney Depot, New Hampshire, United States, in 1953 and holding its first meeting in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, in 1954, its members have come from all 50 U.S... , the first and, to date, only time Kentucky has been so honored. Despite the honor, the plates were widely derided and defaced by residents.
2005 to present	dark blue on light blue gradient	Bluegrass State / Unbridled Spirit	123 ABC	101 AAA to present

Optional types

Image	Type	Dates issued	Description	Serial format	Notes
	Nature's Finest—monarch butterfly Monarch butterfly The Monarch butterfly is a milkweed butterfly , in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. Since the 19th century, it has been found in New Zealand, and in Australia since 1871 where it is called the Wanderer...		12 345
	Nature's Finest—wren Wren The wrens are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. There are approximately 80 species of true wrens in approximately 20 genera....		12345

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