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Revision as of 01:38, 21 February 2023
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Slogan | Isla del Encanto |
Size | 12 in × 6 in 30 cm × 15 cm |
Material | Aluminum |
Serial format | ABC 123 |
Introduced | 2014 |
Availability | |
Issued by | Driver Services Directorate |
History | |
First issued | 1906 |
The U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1906.[1] Only rear plates have been required since 1976.
Passenger baseplates 1930 to present
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes.[2] The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Puerto Rico license plate that complied with these standards. However, in 2012 the Puerto Rican government began issuing optional European-style plates that incorporate the design language of the standard-issue plates in a longer and narrower size typically seen in Europe.
Optional plates
Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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2009–2012 | black on reflective white with green stripes on top and orange stripes on bottom and Mayagüez 2010 logo in the center | Isla Del Encanto Mayaguez 2010 | ABC 123 | HRS 001 to HVZ 999 | Issed for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
2012–2013 | a picture of the Puerto Rico Governor's mansion | Puerto Rico does it better Puerto Rico lo hace mejor[3] | ABC 123 | HWA 001 to IEI 999 IQA 001 to IQA 999 |
European-sized plates optionally offered. | |
San Juan Estuary | IAK-001 to IAN-999 | |||||
Senate of Puerto Rico | JCB, JGJ | |||||
Puerto Rico Olympic Committee | JJH | |||||
Make A Wish Foundation | JKF-JQW | European-sized plates optionally offered (JQK series). | ||||
Roberto Clemente | JWO | Initial serial font was a 3M typeface. Later plates used. |
Non-passenger plates
See also
References
- ^ Tanner, Eric; Bittner, Bob (August 2018). "Puerto Rico Passenger Plates 1906-1918". Plates Magazine. Montezuma, Iowa: Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
- ^ Garrish, Christopher (October 2016). "Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size". Plates. Vol. 62, no. 5. Automobile License Plate Collectors Association.
- ^ "License Plate Information Site". allaboutlicenseplates.com.
External links
- Media related to License plates of Puerto Rico at Wikimedia Commons
- Plateshack.com - Puerto Rico Y2K