The U.S. state of Vermont first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1905. Plates are issued by the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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 {{convert|6|in|cm}} in height by {{convert|12|in|cm}} in width, with standardized mounting holes.[1] The 1956 (dated 1957) issue was the first Vermont license plate that complied with these standards.
Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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1905–07}} | White serial on blue porcelain plate; "VERMONT AUTOMOBILE REGISTER" centered at top | none | 123 | 1 to approximately 999 |
1907–09 | Black serial on white porcelain plate with border line; "VT." at right | none | 1234 | 1 to approximately 2000 |
1909 | Black serial on white porcelain plate with border line; "VT. 1909" at right | none | 1234 | 1 to approximately 2000 | First dated plate. |
1910 | As 1909 base, but with "VT. 1910" at right | none | 1234 | 1 to approximately 2500 |
1911 | As 1909 base, but with "VT. 1911" at right | none | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3300 |
1912 | As 1909 base, but with "VT. 1912" at right | none | 1234 | 1 to approximately 4300 |
1913 | Black serial on white porcelain plate with border line; vertical "VT" and "1913" at left and right respectively | none | 1234 | 1 to approximately 6000 |
1914 | Black serial on white porcelain plate with border line; vertical "1914" and "VT" at left and right respectively | none | 1234 | 1 to approximately 8300 |
1915 | Black serial on white porcelain plate with border line; vertical "VT" and "1915" at left and right respectively | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 11500 |
1916 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; vertical "VT" at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 15600 | First embossed plate. |
1917 | Embossed blue serial on white plate with border line; vertical "VT" at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 20300 |
1918 | Embossed golden yellow serial on green plate with border line; vertical "VT" at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 22500 |
1919 | Embossed blue serial on off-white plate with border line; "VT 19" at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 26700 |
1920 | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "VT 20" at left | none | 12-345 | 32-000}} |
1921 | Embossed black serial on white plate; "VT 21" at left | none | 12-345 | 37-000}} |
1922 | Embossed blue serial on white plate; "VT 22" at right | none | 12-345 | 42-000}} |
1923 | Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "VT 23" at left | none | 12-345 | 48-000}} |
1924 | Embossed black serial on silver plate with border line; "VT 24" at right | none | 12-345 | 57-000}} |
1925 | Embossed golden yellow serial on green plate with border line; "VT 25" at left | none | 12-345 | 64-000}} |
1926 | Embossed green serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "VERMONT 1926" at bottom | none | 12-345 | 69-000}} |
1927 | Embossed golden yellow serial on green plate with border line; "VERMONT 1927" at bottom | none | 12-345 | 75-000}} |
1928 | Embossed green serial on golden yellow plate with border line; "VERMONT 1928" at top | none | 12-345 | 80-000}} |
1929 | Embossed tan serial on maroon plate with border line; "VERMONT 1929" at bottom | none | 12-345 | 85-000}} |
1930 | Embossed maroon serial on tan plate with border line; "VERMONT 1930" at bottom | none | 12-345 | 85-000}} |
1931 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "VERMONT 1931" at top | none | 12-345 | 76-000}} |
1932 | Embossed dark blue serial on white plate with border line; "VERMONT 1932" at bottom | none | 12-345 | 70-000}} |
1933 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "VERMONT 1933" at top | none | 12-345 | 69-000}} |
1934 | Embossed dark blue serial on white plate with border line; "VERMONT 1934" at top | none | 12-345 | 66-000}} |
1935–36 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "VERMONT 1935" at bottom | none | 12-345 | 73-000}} | Validated until March 31, 1936. |
1936–37 | Embossed dark blue serial on white plate with border line; "VERMONT EXPIRES MARCH 31 1937" at bottom | none | 12-345 | 77-000}} |
1937–38 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "VERMONT TO APR. 1 1938" at bottom | none | 12-345 | 77-000}} |
1938 | Embossed dark blue serial on white plate; "19 VERMONT 38" at bottom | none | 12 345 | 1 to approximately 78 000 |
1939 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate; "19 VERMONT 39" at bottom | none | 12 345 | 1 to approximately 81 000 |
1940 | Embossed dark blue serial on white plate; "19 VERMONT 40" at bottom | none | 12 345 | 1 to approximately 84 000 |
1941 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate; "19 VERMONT 41" at top | none | 12 345 | 1 to approximately 87 000 |
1942–43 | Embossed dark blue serial on white plate; "19 VERMONT 42" at bottom | none | 12 345 | 1 to approximately 88 000 | Revalidated for 1943 with yellow tabs, due to metal conservation for World War II. |
1944 | Embossed black serial on white plate; "VERMONT 44" at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 74000 |
1945 | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate; "VERMONT 45" at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 81000 |
1946 | Embossed black serial on white plate; "VERMONT 46" at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 88000 |
1947 | Embossed white serial on black plate; "47 VERMONT" at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 93000 |
1948 | Embossed gold serial on dark green plate; "48 VERMONT" centered at bottom | "GREEN MOUNTAINS" centered at top | 12345 | 1 to approximately 96000 | Most recent passenger base to use a color other than green or white. |
1949 | Embossed dark green serial on white plate; "VERMONT 49" centered at bottom | "GREEN MOUNTAINS" centered at top | 12345 | 1 to approximately 99000 |
| 1950 | Embossed white serial on dark green plate with border line; "50 VERMONT" centered at bottom | "GREEN MOUNTAINS" centered at top | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
K1234 | K101 to approximately K5000 |
| 1951 | Embossed white serial on dark green plate; "VERMONT 51" centered at bottom | none | A123 | A1 to W999 | Letters I, O, Q, T, X and Y not used in serials.[2] |
AB123 | AB1 to approximately GR999 |
| 1952 | Embossed dark green serial on white plate; "52 VERMONT" centered at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | E1 to approximately E9999 |
| 1953 | As 1951 base, but with "VERMONT 53" at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A1 to A9999; E1 to approximately E2400 |
| 1954 | As 1952 base, but with "54 VERMONT" at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A1 to A9999; E1 to approximately E6200 |
| 1955 | As 1951 base, but with "VERMONT 55" at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A and E series; C1 to approximately C900 |
| 1956 | As 1952 base, but with "56 VERMONT" at bottom | none | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A and E series; C1 to approximately C5000 |
| 1957 | Embossed white serial on dark green plate; "VERMONT" centered at bottom; "57" at bottom right | "SEE" to left of state name, giving "SEE VERMONT" | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | First 6" x 12" plate. |
A1234 | A and E series; C1 to approximately C7400 |
| 1958 | Embossed dark green serial on white plate; "VERMONT" centered at bottom; "58" at bottom right | "SEE" to left of state name, giving "SEE VERMONT" | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A and E series; C1 to approximately C6100 |
| 1959 | As 1957 base, but with "59" at bottom right | "SEE" as on 1957 base | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A, E and C series; B1 to approximately B100 |
| 1960 | As 1958 base, but with "60" at bottom right | "SEE" as on 1958 base | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A, E and C series; B1 to approximately B3100 |
| 1961 | As 1957 base, but with "61" at bottom right | "SEE" as on 1957 base | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | D series not used.[2] |
A1234 | A1 to approximately E5600 |
| 1962 | As 1958 base, but with "62" at bottom right | "SEE" as on 1958 base | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A1 to approximately E9100 |
| 1963 | As 1957 base, but with "63" at bottom right | "SEE" as on 1957 base | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A1 to approximately F2800 |
| 1964 | As 1958 base, but with "64" at bottom right | "SEE" as on 1958 base | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A1 to approximately F7100 |
| 1965 | As 1957 base, but with "65" at bottom right | "SEE" as on 1957 base | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A1 to approximately F8500 |
| 1966 | As 1958 base, but with "66" at bottom right | "SEE" as on 1958 base | 12345 | 1 to 99999 | |
A1234 | A1 to approximately F7800 |
Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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1967–68 | Debossed white serial on green plate with border line; "VERMONT" centered at bottom; rectangular sticker box at bottom left and "67" at bottom right | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 187000 | Shade of green changed from forest green to the kelly green still used today. |
| 1969–71 | Debossed white serial on green plate with border line; "VERMONT" centered at bottom; rectangular sticker box at bottom right | "SEE" to left of state name, giving "SEE VERMONT" | A·1234 | A·100 to Y·9999 | Letters I, J, O, Q, W and Z not used in serials; this practice continued until 1984.[2] |
1234·A | 100·A to approximately 7000·E |
| 1972–76 | Similar to 1969–71 base, but with state name, slogan and sticker box at top rather than bottom | "SEE" as on 1969–71 base, but at top | A·1234 | A·100 to Y·9999 | |
1234·A | 100·A to 9999·L |
AB·123 | AM·100 to LY·999 |
A123B | A100A to approximately A999B |
| 1977–84 | Debossed white serial on green plate with border line; "VERMONT" centered at bottom; round sticker box at bottom left and rectangular sticker box at bottom right | "GREEN MOUNTAINS" centered at top | A·1234 | A·100 to Y·9999 | Round sticker box never used. Letter W added to serials in 1984. Revalidated until 1989. |
1234·A | 100·A to 9999·Y |
AB123 | AM100 to YY999 |
123AB | 100AB to approximately 999EC |
| 1985–87 | Debossed white serial on green plate; screened white rectangular box around serial; "Vermont" screened in white centered at top; white sugar maple screened at top left | "Green Mountain State" screened in white centered at bottom | 1A234 | 1A100 to 9Y999 | |
1987–89 | 123A4 | 100A1 to 999Y9 |
1989 | 1AB23 | 1AA00 to approximately 9FF99 | Issued as replacements for 1977–84 plates. |
12AB3 | 10AA0 to approximately 99BC9 | Issued only to new registrants. |
January 1, 1990 – present | ABC 123 | Intermittently from AAB 100 to BNF 999;[3] exclusively from BNG 100 to HLL 999 (as of January 19, 2019) | Narrow serial dies introduced. Same format used on Truck (until 2009), Trailer (Large) and Municipal plates. Letters I, J, O, Q, U, V and Z not used. |
1. ^{{cite magazine |last=Garrish |first=Christopher |date=October 2016 |title=Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size |magazine=Plates |publisher=Automobile License Plate Collectors Association |volume=62 |number=5}}
2. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutlicenseplates.com/athome.asp?State=Vermont |title=Vermont License Plates |publisher=allaboutlicenseplates.com |accessdate=December 18, 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.licenseplates.cc/highs/?where=Vermont|title=Highs from Vermont|website=licenseplates.cc}}