The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display licence plates in 1913; only rear licence plates have been required since 1976.
Passenger baseplates
1919 to 1961 In 1956, Canada, the United States and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardised the size for licence plates for motor vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at in height by in width, with standardized mounting holes. The first Prince Edward Island licence plate that complied with these standards was issued six years beforehand, in 1950. ImageDates issuedDescriptionSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes1919Dark blue serial on light blue porcelain plate; vertical "PEI" at rightnone12341 to approximately 10001920Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; vertical "PEI" at rightnone12341001 to approximately 2500First embossed plate.1921Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; vertical "PEI" at rightnone1-2343-001 to approximately 4-8001922Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; vertical "PEI" at rightnone1-2345-001 to approximately 7-2001923Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "P.E.I. 1923" at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 3-300First dated plate.1924Embossed black serial on light green plate with border line; "P.E.I. 1924" at leftnone1-2344-001 to approximately 6-5001925Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; vertical "P.E.I." and "1925" at left and right respectivelynone1-2345-001 to approximately 7-9001926Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; "P.E. ISLAND" at bottom and vertical "1926" at rightnone1-2345-001 to approximately 8-3001927Embossed orange serial on dark blue plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at left and "CANADA 1927" at bottomnone1-2341-001 to approximately 5-300First use of the full province name.1928Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom and vertical "1928" at right"SEED POTATOES FOXES" at left1-2344-001 to approximately 8-8001929Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom and vertical "1929" at right"GARDEN OF THE GULF" at left1-2341-001 to approximately 6-5001930Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom and vertical "1930" at right"GARDEN OF THE GULF" at left1-2343-001 to approximately 9-5001931Embossed white serial on maroon plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom and vertical "31" at rightnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-6001932Embossed white serial on green plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom and vertical "32" at rightnone1-2341-001 to approximately 8-1001933Embossed white serial on purple plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom and vertical "1933" at rightnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-2001934Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom and vertical "1934" at rightnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-1001935Embossed black serial on orange plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at top and vertical "1935" at rightnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-3001936Embossed white serial on black plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom and vertical "1936" at rightnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-1001937Embossed black serial on white plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at top and vertical "1937" at rightnone1-2341-001 to approximately 8-0001938Embossed silver serial on dark green plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at top; provincial shield and "1938" at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-7001939Embossed green serial on grey plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom; "1939" and provincial shield at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-8001940Embossed white serial on black plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at top; provincial shield and "1940" at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 8-0001941Embossed black serial on orange plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom; "1941" and provincial shield at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-8001942Embossed silver serial on green plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at top; provincial shield and "1942" at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-100Embossed white serial on black plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom; "1943" and provincial shield at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-900Revalidated for 1944 with windshield stickers, due to metal conservation for World War II.1945Embossed black serial on yellow plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom; "1945" and provincial shield at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 7-9001946Embossed yellow serial on black plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at top; provincial shield and "1946" at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 8-4001947Embossed white serial on black plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom; provincial shield and "1947" at rightnone1-2341-001 to approximately 8-4001948Embossed black serial on silver plate; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom; provincial shield and "1948" at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 9-3001949Embossed white serial on blue plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom; provincial shield and "1949" at leftnone1-2341-001 to approximately 9-9991950Embossed blue serial on white plate with border line; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottom; provincial shield and "1950" at leftnone1-234123451-001 to approximately 11500First 6" x 12" plate.1951Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; provincial shield and "1951" used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottomnone12-34510-001 to approximately 22-0001952Embossed white serial on dark green plate with border line; provincial shield and "1952" used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottomnone12-34510-001 to approximately 21-1001953Embossed blue serial on yellow plate with border line; provincial shield and "1953" used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottomnone12-34510-001 to approximately 22-4001954Embossed yellow serial on blue plate with border line; provincial shield and "1954" used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottomnone12-34510-001 to approximately 22-9001955Embossed green serial on white plate with border line; provincial shield and "1955" used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at topnone12-34510-001 to approximately 23-4001956Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate with border line; provincial shield and "1956" used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottomnone12-34510-001 to approximately 24-5001957Embossed yellow serial on blue plate with border line; provincial shield and "1957" used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at topnone12-34510-001 to approximately 25-1001958Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; "1958" and provincial shield used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottomnone12-34510-001 to approximately 25-6001959Embossed silver serial on light blue plate with border line; provincial shield and "1959" used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at topnone12-34510-001 to approximately 27-1001960Embossed white serial on maroon plate with border line; "1960" and provincial shield used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at bottomnone12-34510-001 to approximately 30-5001961Embossed burnt orange serial on white plate with border line; provincial shield and "1961" used as separator; "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" at topnone12-34510-001 to approximately 30-300
1962 to present