Vehicle registration plates of Saskatchewan
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The Canadian province of Saskatchewan requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display licence plates.
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[edit] Vehicle registration plates
Image | First issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued |
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1912 | black on white | none | 1234 | ? | |
1915 | black on orange | none | 12345 | ? | |
1917 | red on white | none | 1234 | ? | |
1919 | white on black | none | 12345 | ? | |
1920 sticker | white on yellow sticker on 1919 plate | none | 12345 | ? | |
1921 sticker | yellow on red sticker on 1919 plate | none | 12345 | ? | |
1923 | black on yellow | none | 1234 | ? | |
1924 | white on blue | none | 12 - 123 | ? | |
1925 | black on grey | none | 12 123 | ? | |
? | white on red | none | 1 123 | ? | |
1927 | white on black | none | 12 123 | ? | |
1928 | white on black | none | 12 123 | ? | |
1931 | white on black or dark blue | none | 12 123 | ? | |
? | black on yellow | none | 12 123 | ? | |
1934 | white on red | none | 12 123 | ? | |
? | black on white | Coronation year | 12 123 | ? | |
1937 | black on yellow | none | 1 123 | ? | |
? | black on yellow | 12 123 | ? | ||
? | red on white | none | 12 123 | ? | |
black on yellow | none | 12 123 | ? | ||
1943 | black on white | none | 12 123 | ? | |
1944 | red and white | none | Provincial Tax Commission Highway Traffic Board | ? | |
white on red | none | 12-123 | ? | ||
1947 | black on yellow | none | 12 123 | ? | |
1948 | black on white | none | 1-123 | ? | |
1949 | white on brownish red | none | 123 123 | ? | |
black on yellow | none | 123-123 | ? | ||
black on white | Wheat Province | 1-123 | ? | ||
green on pale yellow | Wheat Province | 12-123 | ? | ||
1955 | black on white | Golden Jubilee | 12-123 | ? | |
1956 | white on black | Wheat province | 1-123 | ? | |
red on white | Wheat Province | 1 to 1000 | |||
red on light grey | Wheat Province | 123 123 | |||
959 | black on light grey | none | 123-123 | ||
SASKATCHEWAN 1961 plate | 1961 | black on white | none | 123 123 | ? |
SASKATCHEWAN 1963 plate | 1963 | black on yellow | none | 1 123 | ? |
SASKATCHEWAN 1964 plate | 1964 | green on white | ? | ||
1965 | white on green | Diamond Jubilee | ? | ||
[[1]] | 1966 | green on white | none | 123 123 | ? |
1967 | brown on yellow | Canada Centennial | 123 123 | ? | |
1970 | green on white | none | 123 - 123 | ? | |
1972 | blue on white | none | 123 - 123 | ? | |
red on cream | Home of the RCMP | 123 123 | ? | ||
[SASKATCHEWAN 1974 plate] | 1974 | green on white | none | 123 123 | ? |
[SASKATCHEWAN 1975 plate] | 1975 | red on white | none | 123 123 | ? |
1977 | green on reflective white with screened wheat graphic | none | ABC 123 | ? | |
1978 | green on reflective white without wheat graphic | none | ABC 123 | ? | |
SASKATCHEWAN 1981 plate | 1981 | green on reflective white with wheat graphic red renewal stickers | none | ABC 123 | ? |
SASKATCHEWAN 1982 plate | 1982 | green on reflective white with wheat graphic | none | ABC 123 | ? |
SASKATCHEWAN 1985 plate | 1985 | green on reflective white without wheat graphic | none | ABC 123 | ? |
SASKATCHEWAN 1988 plate | 1988 | green on reflective white with wheat graphic | none | ABC 123 | ? |
SASKATCHEWAN 1989 plate | 1989 | green on reflective white with wheat graphic | none | ABC 123 | ? |
1994 plate | 1994 | green on reflective white with wheat graphic | none | ABC 123 | ? |
1995 plate | 1995 | green on reflective white with wheat graphic red renewal stickers | none | ABC 123 | ? |
SASKATCHEWAN 1997 plate | 1997 | green on reflective white with wheat graphic blue renewal stickers | none | ABC 123 | ? |
2005 | green on reflective white with screened wheat graphic | Land of Living Skies | 123 ABC | 000 AAA to present |
[edit] History
The 1915 plates were made of re-enforced metal. [1] In 1919, porcelain enamelled iron plates were issued, and were renewed yearly until 1922. [2]
In 1923 between the two great wars, Saskatchewan issued annual plates.[3] Up until 1928, only the abbreviation Sask was used on the vehicle license plates, and then the full spelling of Saskatchewan was implemented.[4] The 1938 plates slogan commemorated the coronation of King George VI.[5]
During World War II, stickers were issued in 1944 to validate the 1943 license plates.
The slogan "Wheat Province" appeared on vehicle registration license plates started in 1951 for 3 years. From 1956 to 1959, the slogan was re-used.
According to, Jerry "Woody" from Edmonton, Canada, it was only after 1955 that Saskatchewan plates were 6 X 12 inches which is the current size. 1955 was Saskatchewan's 50th anniversary celebrating becoming a province in 1905.
Scotchlite reflectorization on license plate was started in 1958 and 1959 on an experimental basis. 1965 marked another provincial anniversary, 60 years or the Diamond Jubilee.[6] Reflector plates were issued in 1970 and were green on white.[7] In 1972, the plates were blue on white, and only the last two digits of the year were used.[8]
The renewal sticker consists of both month and year on the same sticker by the year 1991. The plates were green on white, with a spot designated on the left side for the vehicle type such as PV for Private Vehicle. Three gold wheat sheaves separate the three letters on the left from the three numerals on the right.[9] About 1997, two date stickers were not required on front and rear plates. The date sticker for license renewal was placed annually on the rear plate, and a tiger lily sticker placed on the front plate.[10]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN 1915 plate. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN 1919 plate. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN 1923 plate. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN 1928 plate. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN 1938 plate. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN 1965 plate DIAMOND JUBILEE. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN 1970 plate. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN 1972 plate. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN 1991 sample plate. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Jerry Woody from Edmonton, Canada (January 19, 2008). SASKATCHEWAN LAND OF LIVING SKIES front plate with TIGER LILY sticker. Flickr. woody1778a photostream. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
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