In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for all their passenger vehicle plates at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardised mounting holes. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Alabama license plate that met with these standards.
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First issued |
Description |
Slogan |
Serial format |
Serials issued |
Notes |
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1955 |
black on yellow with embossed 56 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0-12-345
- 1A-12-345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County)
- 00-12-345
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first 6 x 12 inch plate |
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1956 |
yellow on black with embossed 57 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1957 |
white on blue with embossed 58 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1958 |
blue on white with embossed 59 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1959 |
white on blue with embossed 60 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1960 |
white on black with embossed 61 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0-12-345
- 1A-12-345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County)
- 00-12-345
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1961 |
white on green with embossed 62 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1962 |
reflective white on blue with embossed 63 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1963 |
reflective white on red with embossed 64 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0-12345
- 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County)
- 00-12345
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1964 |
reflective orange on blue with embossed 65 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1965 |
reflective white on vlack with embossed 66 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1966 |
reflective yellow on blue with embossed 67 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1967 |
reflective white on red with embossed 68 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0-12345
- 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County)
- 00-12345
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1968 |
green on reflective white with embossed 69 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0-12345
- 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County)
- 00-12345
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1969 |
blue on reflective white with embossed 70 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1970 |
black on reflective mint green with embossed 71 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0-12345
- 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County)
- 00-12345
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1971 |
black on reflective mint green with embossed 72 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1972 |
red on reflective white with embossed 73 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0-12345
- 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County)
- 00-12345
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1973 |
black on reflective white with embossed 74 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1974 |
black on reflective yellow with embossed 75 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1975 |
blue on reflective white with embossed 76 |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0-12345
- 1A-12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Jefferson County)
- 00-12345
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1976 |
blue on reflective white with state house graphic in red |
Heart of Dixie |
ABC 123 |
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Earlier plates used stickers displaying county name. Later plates used larger serial dies. |
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1981 |
red on reflective white |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0A 12345
- 00A 1234
- 47 12345 (following exhaustion of above format in Madison County)
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1986 |
blue on reflective white |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1992 |
blue on reflective white |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
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1997 |
black on reflective white with blue and pink gradient |
Heart of Dixie |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0AB1234
- 00AB123
- 47A1B23 and 47ABC12 (following exhaustion of above format in Madison County)
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2002 |
red on reflective white reflective sheeting with screened blue bar with state name |
Stars fell on Alabama |
Coded by county of issuance:
- 0A1234B
- 00A123B
- 47A1B2C (following exhaustion of above format in Madison County)
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- 0A0001A to present
- 00A001A to present
- 47A0A1A to present
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Serials were initially embossed but later surface-printed. |