Vehicle registration plates of Rhode Island

A low-numbered three-digit plate in the current design

The U.S. state of Rhode Island first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1904.

Passenger baseplates 1904 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1956 (dated 1957) issue was the first Rhode Island license plate that complied with these standards.

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1904-07	White on black; REGISTERED IN RI on top	none	1234
1908-11	As above but with "RI" on right of serials	none	1234
1912-17	Black on white; "RI on left of serials	none	1234
1918	White on black	none	1234		First plate with year of issue on bottom
1919	Black on white	none	1234
1920	White on black	none	1234
1921	Black on white	none	12345		First embossed plate
1922	White on black	none	12345
1923	Black on white	none	12-345
1924	White on black	none	12-345
1925	Black on white	none	12-345
1926	White on black	none	12-345
1927	Black on white	none	12-345
1928	White on black	none	12-345
1929	Black on white	none	12-345
1930	Embossed white letters on black base, with border; "RHODE ISLAND 1930" embossed at bottom.	none	12-345		First use of full state name on passenger plates.
1931	Embossed black letters on white base, with border; "31 RHODE ISLAND" embossed at bottom.	none	12-345
1932	Embossed silver letters on black base, with border; "RHODE ISLAND 1932" embossed at top.	none	12-345
1933	Embossed black letters on silver base, with border; "33 RHODE ISLAND" embossed at top.	none	12-345
1934	Embossed gray letters on black base, with border; "1934 RHODE ISLAND" embossed at bottom.	none	12-345
1935	Embossed black letters on white base, with border; "35 RHODE ISLAND" embossed at bottom.	none	12-345
1936	Embossed white numbers on black base, with border; "1636 RHODE ISLAND 1936" embossed at top and "300th YEAR" embossed at bottom.	none	12-345
1937	Embossed black numbers on white base, with border; "1937 RHODE ISLAND" embossed at bottom.	none	12-345
1938	Embossed white letters on black base; "R.I. 1938" embossed at bottom.	none	A1234
1939	Embossed black numbers on white base; "R.I. 39" embossed on top.	none	A1234
1940	Embossed white numbers on black base; "R.I. 40" embossed on bottom.	none	A1234
1941	Embossed black numbers on white base; "R.I. 41" embossed on top.	none	A1234
1942-43	Embossed silver numbers on black base; "R.I. 42" embossed at bottom.	none	A1234		Revalidated for 1943 with windshield stickers
1944- July 31, 1946	As above but with tab slots	none	A1234		Revalidated for 1944 with orange tabs, for 1945 with green tabs, and for 1946 with red tabs.
August 1, 1946-49	Embossed black on unpainted aluminum base; "RHODE" and "ISLAND" embossed on bottom.	none	A1234		Revalidated for 1946 with aluminum tabs, and for 1947-49 with white tabs.
1950	As above but with no suffixes	none	12345 (see left)		2 versions of this plate are shown, the most common is without the tabs, and the less common is with the tabs
1951–52	Embossed white numbers on black plate; "RHODE 51 ISLAND" embossed in white block letters at bottom	none	A1234		Revalidated for 1952 with windshield stickers.
1952 (New registrations only)	As above but with tab slots even though no actual tabs were used.	none	A1234
1953–54	Embossed black numbers on white plate; "RHODE 53 ISLAND" embossed in black block letters at bottom	none	A1234		Revalidated for 1954 with black tabs.
1955–56	As 1951–52 base, but with "RHODE 55 ISLAND" embossed at bottom	none	A1234		Revalidated for 1956 with white tabs.
1957–58	Embossed black numbers on white plate with border line; "RHODE ISLAND 57" embossed in black block letters at top	none	AB123	AA1 to WW999	Letters I, Q and U not used in serials, and X, Y and Z used only on replacement plates.^[1] Revalidated for 1958 with black tabs.
1959–60	Embossed white numbers on black plate with border line; "RHODE ISLAND 59" embossed in white block letters at top	none	AB123	AA1 to WW999	Unused and replacement serial letters same as on 1957–58 base. Revalidated for 1960 with white tabs.
1961–66	Embossed black numbers on white plate with border line; "RHODE ISLAND" embossed in black block letters at top, offset to left	none	AB123	AA1 to WW999; AI1 to approximately KX500	Revalidated each year with stickers, placed to the right of the state name. Letters I, Q, U, X, Y and Z used in standard serials from 1965 after the original allocation was exhausted.^[1]
1967–71	Embossed black numbers on white plate with border line; "RHODE ISLAND" embossed in black block letters centered at bottom	"DISCOVER" embossed in black block letters centered at top	AB·123	AA·100 to ZZ·999 (see right)	Revalidated with stickers until 1980. After serial KZ·999 was issued, the letters I, Q, U, X, Y and Z were not used until WW·999 was reached in 1969, after which all serials with Q, U, X, Y and Z in the first position were issued.^[1]
1972–79	As 1967–71 base	"OCEAN STATE" embossed in black block letters centered at top	AB-123	Unused and reissued 1967–71 serials	Issued only to new registrants. During 1977, some plates were manufactured in New York, using that state's number dies (with the letters taller than the digits) and omitting the slogan.
1980–85	Embossed royal blue on white, with border and "RHODE ISLAND" centered below numbers	"OCEAN STATE" (same as 1972, but with embossed anchor to left of left screw hole)	AB-123		First year of blue plates; first year of anchor logo (styled after anchor in the Seal of Rhode Island)
1986-90	As above but with "Rhode island" screened rather then embossed.	"Ocean State" screened above numbers	AB-123		First year of screened state name and nickname.
1991-96	As above but with anchor screened rather then embossed.	"OCEAN STATE" (Same as 1972 but screened rather then embossed)	AB-123		First year of screened anchors, also last year of the same 1972-91 design.
1996–present	Navy blue on stylized grey and white wave graphic; navy blue serifed screened "Rhode Island" above numbers with anchor screened to left of left screw hole	"Ocean State" (same font and color as Rhode Island, screened)	12345 (variable number of digits) AB-12 and AB-123 123-456	1 to 99999 AA-00 to ZZ-999 (1996-2007, 2015-Present) 710-001 (issued in reversed sequential order) (2007 to 2015)	Colloquially referred to as "wave plates"

Optional types

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1992–present	Dark blue on white with grey sailboat graphic; red "RHODE ISLAND" in serifed font screened above numbers, offset, with five stripes to left of "Rhode" and right of "Island"; blue bar with thirteen white stars along bottom of plate (approximately 1/4" high, 1/8" above bottom)	"Ocean State" (screened in blue above star bar)	as requested by registrant: 12345 AB-12 and AB-123

References

1 2 3 "Rhode Island License Plates". allaboutlicenseplates.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.

External links

Rhode Island license plates 1969-present

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