Vehicle registration plates of Guam
The U.S. unincorporated territory of Guam first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1916.
The size of current plates is 390 millimeters by 140 millimeters.
Passenger baseplates 1986 to present
Image |
First issued |
Design |
Slogan |
Serial format |
Serials issued |
Notes |
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1986 |
green on reflective white with green map graphic in center |
Hafa Adai |
ABC 123 |
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1994 |
black on reflective white with yellow map graphic in center |
Tano Y Chamorro |
Coded by municipality:
- ABC1234 (variable number of digits following letters)
- ABC123A (following exhaustion of above format)
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Varies by village:
- ABC 1 to ABC9999
- ABC001A to present
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February 27, 2009[1] |
black on reflective white with grey latte stone and three red bougainvillea flowers at center |
Tano Y Chamorro |
Coded by municipality:
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Coding
Passenger, 1994
On the 1994 base, the letters of passenger plate serials indicated the village of issuance. These three-letter codes were displayed in a smaller font size than was the numerical portion of the plate serial.
On the 2009 base, the letters of passenger plate serials again indicate the village of issuance. These two-letter codes are displayed in the same font size as is the numerical portion of the plate serial.
Non-passenger
On the 1994 base, commercial truck plates were coded by location of issuance, but using a different geographical coding system than for passenger plates. These codes were based on more specific geographical areas or geographical features, rather than political jurisdictions.
Bus, dealer, taxi, and trailer plates were coded only by type, not location of issuance.
Optional types
References