Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1931

Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1931.

Passenger baseplates ImageRegionDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesAlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaCanal ZoneColoradoConnecticut DelawareDistrict ofColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawai'iIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyPlates with an initial star (*) are truck plates.LouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiEmbossed white lettering and border on orange base; "MISS 1931" centered at bottomnone1-23412-345123-4561 to approximately 245-000MissouriMontanaNebraskaRed on gray; "1931 NEB" at rightnone1-1234510-1234Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)NevadaNew HampshireNew Jersey New MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinEmbossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; vertical "WIS" at left, weight class over "31" at rightnoneCoded by weight classWeight classes are A, B, C, D, and E. Weight classes were dropped after 1931.Wyoming

Non-passenger plates Image (standard)RegionTypeDesign & SloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesWisconsinCity busEmbossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown formatCoded by weight classDealerEmbossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; vertical "WIS" at right; embossed solid star over "31" at left1234ADealer number and plate numberThe number is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealerInterurban BusEmbossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown formatCoded by weight classMotorcycleEmbossed yellow serial on dark blue plate; unknown formatA1234A 1 to approximately A1000Used on regular motorcyclesB123B 1 to approximately B500Used on motorcycles with sidecarsMunicipalEmbossed blue serial on yellow plate; vertical "WIS" at left, vertical "1931" at left12341 to approximately 5200Motorcycle version also availableTrailerEmbossed red serial on cream plate; "30" over "31" at left, vertical "TRALR" between date and serial; vertical "WIS" at rightA 12Coded by weight classWeight classes same as truckTruckEmbossed red serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" at right "30" over "31" at leftCoded by weight classWeight classes were A, B, C, D, E, and F

See also

Antique vehicle registration Electronic license plate Motor vehicle registration Vehicle license

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