Vehicle registration plates of Minnesota
Encyclopedia
The U.S. state
of Minnesota
first required its residents to register their motor vehicle
s and display license plates in 1909.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
first required 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 in 1909.
Passenger plates 1978 to present
| Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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1978—circa 1982 | Blue on reflective white with lake scene graphic. | 10,000 Lakes | ABC 123 | CHA 100 to KZZ-999 | |
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circa 1982—1987 | Blue on reflective white with lake scene graphic and embossed state-shaped divider between letters and numbers of serial. | 10,000 lakes | ABC-123 | LAA-100 to ? | |
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1987—1993 | Blue on reflective white with lake scene graphic. | Explore Minnesota / 10,000 lakes | 123-ABC | 100-AAA to ? | "10,000 lakes" slogan displayed in blue bar across bottom of plate. |
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1993—1997 | ? | "10,000 lakes" slogan displayed in blue gradient across bottom of plate. | |||
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1997—circa 2000 | ABC-123 | AAA-100 to ? | |||
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circa 2000—2008 | ? to SZZ-999 | "10,000 lakes" slogan displayed in small blue gradient across bottom of plate. First letter of serial ranged from A to R, then T-V, then X, then S. | |||
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2008—June 2009 | Black on reflective white with lake scene graphic. | 123-ABC | 100-AAA to present | Serials are surface-printed rather than embossed. | |
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June 2009—present | Explore Minnesota.com / 10,000 lakes | ? |