Vehicle registration plates of Michigan

U.S. state

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of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

began requiring its citizens to register their motor vehicle

Motor vehicle

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s and display license plates in 1910.

Passenger baseplates 1962 to present

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Notes
1962	Green on White	Water Wonderland	AB-1234	Front and rear plates required. Validated by metal tabs in '63 & '64. '63 tabs were white on green, '64 tabs were yellow on olive.
1965	Yellow on blue	Water-Winter Wonderland	AB-1234	Front & Rear Plates Req'd. First year using galvanized steel. First year using state school colors. 1965 honored University of Michigan.
1966	Dark blue on "buff"	Water-Winter Wonderland	AB-1234	Front & Rear Plates Req'd.
1967	Maize on dark blue	Water-Winter Wonderland	AB-1234	Front & Rear Plates Req'd. Colors honored University of Michigan during its sesquicentennial year.
1968	Yellow on green	Great Lake State	AB-1234	Front & Rear Plates Req'd.
1969	White on red	Great Lake State	AB-1234	Front & Rear Plates Req'd
1970	White on light gold	Great Lake State	ABC-123	Front & Rear Plates Req'd. Colors are those of Oakland University Oakland University Oakland University is a public university co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah whose campus is located in central Oakland County, Michigan, United States in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which OU... . First year for ABC-123 format.
1971	White on red	Great Lake State	ABC-123	Front & Rear Plates Req'd. Plates avail. by mail for the first time. Validated in '72 with black on yellow sticker.
1973	White on dark blue	Great Lake State	ABC-123	Front & Rear Plates Req'd. Personalized & disabled plates avail. for first time. Some aluminum plates issued. Validated by sticker for '74 & '75.
1976	White on blue and red	(no slogan)	ABC-123	Front & Rear Plates Req'd. All plates issued were aluminum. Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1976 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 Michigan has been so honored. Validated by sticker for '77 & '78.
1978	Reflective (glass beads) white on black	Great Lake State	ABC-123 123-ABC	Front & Rear Plates Req'd until 1 April 1981. Year-round registration began in 1980, with plates expiring on the registrants birthday. 123-ABC format used for the first time following the exhaustion of all ABC-123 plates. Validated with stickers through 1983.
1983	Reflective (glass beads) white on blue	Great Lakes	123 ABC ABC 123 ABC1234 ABC 1234	Only rear plate req'd. Validated with stickers through 2007. ABC1234 and ABC 1234 were issued in 2005 and 2006, respectively, after ABC 123 and 123 ABC had been exhausted in 2004 and 1990, respectively.
1997—2007	Blue serial on background featuring a sunset and the Mackinac Bridge Mackinac Bridge The Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the non-contiguous Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Opened in 1957, the bridge is the third longest in total suspension in the world and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages...	Great Lakes Splendor	1AB C23	Optional plate. Issued until 2007, although can still be renewed with stickers.
2007—present	Blue on reflective white, blue box with state name	www.Michigan.gov	ABC 1234	First standard base-plate reissue since 1983. Started at BAA 0001.
2007—present	Black Serial; Background features buildings from the skylines of Detroit, Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... , Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... , and Flint Flint, Michigan Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the... , the forests of Michigan, all five Great Lakes Great Lakes The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume... , and the Mackinac Bridge Mackinac Bridge The Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the non-contiguous Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Opened in 1957, the bridge is the third longest in total suspension in the world and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages...	Spectacular Peninsulas	1AB C23	Optional plate. Replacement for Great Lakes Splendor optional issue plate. Started at 0HA A00.

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