Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1988

Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1988.

Passenger baseplates ImageRegionDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotesAlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut DelawareDistrict ofColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoEmbossed green numbers on white plate; screened green lines above and below numbers; screened green Sawtooth Mountains graphic on top line at the right; "IDAHO" screened in green to left of graphic, with the 'A' resembling a mountain peak"Famous Potatoes" centered at bottom 12345 12345 A1234 123456 Coded by county of issuance ( or )Top line cut off at the left, allowing for taller county-code characters. This plate replaced all 1974–87 plates; serials in each county thus restarted from 1.IllinoisIndianaIowaKansasThis design used since 1982 was issued until 1988 when it was replaced by the new wheat base. Some registrations for 1988 were backdated onto the new base instead of the old one. C12345Coded by county of issuance () and month of expiration (C)This new base contained an embossed dark blue serial on a white plate; brown stalk of wheat screened in the center; pale yellow band screened across top containing stylized "KANSAS" in the center and three dark blue stripes on either sideABC 123AAA 000 to approximately DVD 999 KentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew Jersey New MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaEmbossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with border line; "Virginia" screened in blue centered at top.NoneABC-123Still currently revalidated.WashingtonEmbossed dark blue serial on reflective white plate with light blue Mount Rainier graphic and dark blue border line; "Washington" screened in red centered at top."Centennial Celebration" screened in red centered at bottom123-ABCWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Non-passenger plates Image (standard)RegionTypeDesign and sloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes

See also

Antique vehicle registration Electronic license plate Motor vehicle registration Vehicle license

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