Vehicle registration plates of Oklahoma
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The U.S. state
of Oklahoma
first required its residents to register their motor vehicle
s and display license plates in 1915.
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 Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest 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 1915.
Passenger baseplates 1989 to present
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1989 | green on white with battle shield of the Osage Nation Osage Nation The Osage Nation is a Native American Siouan-language tribe in the United States that originated in the Ohio River valley in present-day Kentucky. After years of war with invading Iroquois, the Osage migrated west of the Mississippi River to their historic lands in present-day Arkansas, Missouri,... |
OK! | Coded by county of issuance: ABC 123 |
Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1989 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 time Oklahoma was so honored. Co-recipient with Nova Scotia Vehicle registration plates of Nova Scotia The Canadian province of Nova Scotia first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display licence plates in 1918.-Passenger baseplates 1989 to present:-External links:*... . |
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1994 | green on white with battle shield of the Osage Nation | Native America | Coded by county of issuance: ABC 123 |
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| 2009 | red on white with Allan Houser Allan Houser Allan Capron Houser or Haozous a Chiricahua Apache sculptor from Oklahoma. He was one of the most renowned Native American painters and Modernist sculptors of the 20th century.... 's "Sacred Rain Arrow" sculpture of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's... 's Gilcrease Museum Gilcrease Museum Gilcrease Museum is a museum located northwest of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The museum now houses the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of art of the American West as well as a growing collection of art and artifacts from Central and South America... |
Native America | 123ABC | Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2009 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 third time Oklahoma was so honored. This plate celebrates how the Native American residents of Indian Territory Indian Territory The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians... were ruthlessly uprooted and resettled to clear what became Oklahoma for European blooded settlers. The bow and arrow represent the modicum of challenge and danger that confronted the Gatling-gun armed white settlers. |
Optional types
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"State Parks"—pavilion Gazebo A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal, that may be built, in parks, gardens, and spacious public areas. Gazebos are freestanding or attached to a garden wall, roofed, and open on all sides; they provide shade, shelter, ornamental features in a landscape, and a place to rest... |
2004 to present | Black on multicolored background. | O/P 1234 (variable number of numbers) | O/P 1 to present | Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2004 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 second time Oklahoma was so honored. |