Vehicle registration plates of Oklahoma

The U.S. state of Oklahoma first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1915.

Passenger baseplates 1960 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed 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 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Oklahoma license plate that complied with these standards.

First issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1960	Embossed black numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in black block letters offset to right above numbers; "19" embossed in top left corner and "60" in top right corner	"VISIT" embossed in black block letters to left of state name, giving "VISIT OKLAHOMA"	1-123456 10-12345 (variable number of digits following dash)	County-coded
1961	Embossed white numbers on black plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in white block letters offset to right above numbers; "19" embossed in top left corner and "61" in top right corner	"VISIT" embossed in white block letters to left of state name, giving "VISIT OKLAHOMA"	1-123456 10-12345 (variable number of digits following dash)	County-coded
1962	Embossed black numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in black block letters offset to right above numbers; "19" embossed in top left corner and "62" in top right corner	"VISIT" embossed in black block letters to left of state name, giving "VISIT OKLAHOMA"	1-123456 10-12345 (variable number of digits following dash)	County-coded
1963	Embossed white numbers on black plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in white block letters centered above numbers; "19" embossed in top left corner and "63" in top right corner	none	AB-1234	County-coded	Two-letter county codes introduced. Leading zeros used in numbers below 1000.
1964	Embossed black numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in black block letters centered above numbers; "19" embossed in top left corner and "64" in top right corner	none	AB-1234	County-coded	Leading zeros used in numbers below 1000.
1965	Embossed white numbers on black plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in white block letters centered above numbers; "19" embossed in top left corner and "65" in top right corner	none	AB-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1966	Embossed black numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in black block letters centered above numbers; "19" embossed in top left corner and "66" in top right corner	none	AB-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1967	Embossed red numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in red block letters centered above numbers; "67" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in red block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1968	Embossed black numbers on orange plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in black block letters centered above numbers; "68" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in black block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1969	Embossed red numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in red block letters centered above numbers; "69" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in red block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1970	Embossed green numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in green block letters centered above numbers; "70" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in green block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1971	Embossed red numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in red block letters centered above numbers; "71" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in red block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded	Three-letter county codes introduced in some counties that had exhausted their two-letter allocations.
1972	Embossed green numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in green block letters centered above numbers; "72" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in green block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1973	Embossed red numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in red block letters centered above numbers; "73" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in red block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded	Carried over into 1974 after the plate shop at Oklahoma State Penitentiary was hit by fire during a riot in July 1973, destroying the supply of 1974 plates (below).
1973	As above, but with border line around plate	As above	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded	Supplemental plates manufactured by Polyvend Inc. of Arkansas while the prison plate shop was being repaired.
(1974)	Embossed green numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in green block letters centered above numbers; "74" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in green block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded	Most of these plates destroyed in the prison plate shop fire of July 1973 (above); salvaged plates were not issued.
1975	Embossed green numbers on white plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in green block letters centered above numbers; "75" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in green block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded	Manufactured by Polyvend Inc. while the prison plate shop was being repaired.
1976	Embossed red numbers on white plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in red block letters centered above numbers; "19" embossed in top left corner and "76" in top right corner	"BICENTENNIAL" embossed in red block letters centered below numbers, with "1776" to the left and "1976" to the right	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1977	Embossed green numbers on white plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in green block letters centered above numbers; "77" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in green block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1978	Embossed red numbers on white plate with border line; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in red block letters centered above numbers; "78" embossed in top left corner	"IS OK" embossed in red block letters in top right corner next to state name, giving "OKLAHOMA IS OK"	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1979	Embossed blue numbers on white plate; "OKLAHOMA" embossed in blue block letters centered above numbers; sticker boxes debossed in top corners with "79" further debossed in right box	none	AB-1234 ABC-1234 (variable number of digits)	County-coded
1989	green on white with battle shield of the Osage Nation	OK!	Coded by county of issuance: ABC 123		Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1989 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Oklahoma was so honored. Co-recipient with Nova Scotia.
1994	green on white with battle shield of the Osage Nation	Native America	Coded by county of issuance: ABC 123
?	green on white with battle shield of the Osage Nation	Native America	Coded by county of issuance: 123 ABC
2009	red on white with Allan Houser's "Sacred Rain Arrow" sculpture of Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum	Native America	123ABC		Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2009 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the third time Oklahoma was so honored.

County coding

The order of the numeric county codes used from 1952-61 was based on the populations of each county according to the 1950 United States Census, and the order of the codes used in 1962 was based on the populations of each county according to the 1960 Census.^[1]

County	Numeric codes, 1952-61	Numeric codes, 1962	2-letter codes, 1963-82	3-letter codes, 1971-82
Adair	46	46	AD, AR
Alfalfa	62	62	AL
Atoka	51	57	AT
Beaver	73	69	BV
Beckham	29	35	BK, BE
Blaine	45	49	BL
Bryan	25	27	BR, BY
Caddo	16	20	CA, CD
Canadian	26	26	CN, CX	CNN, CXX, CCN
Carter	14	12	CR, CE	CRR
Cherokee	37	36	CZ	CZZ
Choctaw	32	39	CW
Cimarron	77	77	CI
Cleveland	11	7	CL, CV, CY, CF	CLL, CVV, CFF, CYY, CLE, CLV, CLY
Coal	71	74	CO
Comanche	4	3	CC, CH, CM, CB, CP	CCC, CCB, CCH, CMH
Cotton	66	65	CT
Craig	39	37	CG	CGG
Creek	10	11	CK, CJ, CU	CKK
Custer	30	28	CS	CSS
Delaware	47	45	DL, DE
Dewey	68	70	DW
Ellis	75	75	EL
Garfield	5	5	GA, GR, GF, GB, GL
Garvin	24	22	GV, GN
Grady	17	18	GD, GY	GDD
Grant	64	64	GT
Greer	59	60	GE
Harmon	70	73	HM
Harper	76	71	HP
Haskell	54	58	HK
Hughes	31	40	HG
Jackson	33	17	JA, JK, JS, JX
Jefferson	60	63	JE
Johnston	63	61	JN
Kay	6	6	KA, KY, KK	KAY
Kingfisher	55	54	KF
Kiowa	38	41	KW
Latimer	67	67	LA
Le Flore	15	19	LE, LF, LR
Lincoln	28	31	LN, LL
Logan	27	32	LG, LO
Love	72	72	LV
Major	65	66	MA
Marshall	69	68	MR
Mayes	35	30	ME, MY
McClain	48	47	ML, MN
McCurtain	22	25	MC, MT
McIntosh	40	48	MO
Murray	61	55	MU
Muskogee	3	4	MK, MG, MS, MB	MKK
Noble	57	56	NB
Nowata	56	53	NW
Okfuskee	43	51	OK
Oklahoma	1	1	XA-YZ	XXA, XXY-XXZ
Okmulgee	8	14	OM, OL	OML
Osage	19	16	OS, OA, OE, OG	OSG
Ottawa	21	21	OT, OW	OTT
Pawnee	53	52	PW
Payne	7	8	PA, PY	PYY
Pittsburg	12	15	PB, PS	PPB
Pontotoc	23	23	PN, PC
Pottawatomie	9	10	PT, PE, PD	PTT
Pushmataha	58	59	PM
Roger Mills	74	76	RM
Rogers	36	29	RG, RE, RO, RR
Seminole	13	24	SM, SE
Sequoyah	34	34	SY, SH
Stephens	18	13	ST, SP, SN	STE
Texas	52	43	TX, TS
Tillman	42	42	TL
Tulsa	2	2	ZA-ZZ	ZZA-ZZP
Wagoner	44	38	WG, WN
Washington	20	9	WA, WH, WS, WI
Washita	41	33	WT
Woods	49	50	WD
Woodward	50	44	WW, WE, WB

Optional types

Image	Type	Dates issued	Design	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	"State Parks"—pavilion	2004 to present	Black on multicolored background.	O/P 1234 (variable number of numbers)	O/P 1 to present	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2004 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the second time Oklahoma was so honored.

References

↑ "Oklahoma License Plates". licenseplates.tropikordia.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

External links

Oklahoma license plates 1969-present

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