Vehicle registration plates of New Hampshire

The U.S. state of New Hampshire first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1905.

Passenger baseplates 1905 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that standardized 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 New Hampshire license plate that complied with these standards.

Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
1918	White on dark green	none	12345	unknown	Porcelain
1920	White on dark green	none	12345	unknown
1933	White based with embossed green lettering and border	none	12-345	unknown
1949	Embossed forest green numbers on white plate with border line; "NH - 49" embossed in forest green block letters centered at top	none	A/B123	County-coded
1950	Embossed white numbers on forest green plate with border line; "NH - 50" embossed in white block letters centered at top	none	A/B123	County-coded
1951	As 1949 base, but with "NH - 51" embossed at top	none	A/B123	County-coded
1952	As 1950 base, but with "NH - 52" embossed at top	none	A/B123	County-coded
1953	As 1949 base, but with "NH - 53" embossed at top	none	A/B123	County-coded
1954	Embossed white numbers on forest green plate with border line; "NEW HAMPSHIRE" embossed in white block letters at bottom; embossed "1954" centered at top	none	AB123	County-coded
1955	Embossed forest green numbers on white plate with border line; "NEW HAMPSHIRE" embossed in forest green block letters at bottom; embossed "1955" centered at top	none	AB123	County-coded
1956	As 1954 base, but to 6" x 12" size, and with "1956" at top	none	AB123	County-coded
1957	Embossed forest green numbers on white plate with border line; "NEW HAMPSHIRE" embossed in wide forest green block letters at bottom; "19" embossed in top left corner and "57" in top right corner	"SCENIC" embossed in wide forest green block letters centered at top	AB123	County-coded
1958	Embossed white numbers on forest green plate with border line; "NEW HAMPSHIRE" embossed in wide white block letters at bottom; "19" embossed in top left corner and "58" in top right corner	"SCENIC" embossed in wide white block letters centered at top	AB123	County-coded
1959	As 1957 base, but with "59" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1957 base	AB123	County-coded
1960	As 1958 base, but with "60" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1958 base	AB123	County-coded
1961	As 1957 base, but with "61" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1957 base	AB123	County-coded
1962	As 1958 base, but with "62" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1958 base	AB123	County-coded
1963	As 1957 base, but without border line, and with "63" embossed in top right corner	"PHOTOSCENIC" embossed in narrow forest green block letters centered at top	AB123	County-coded
1964	As 1958 base, but with "64" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1958 base	AB123	County-coded
1965	As 1957 base, but with "65" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1957 base	AB123	County-coded
1966	As 1958 base, but with "66" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1958 base	AB123	County-coded
1967	As 1957 base, but with "67" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1957 base	AB123	County-coded
1968	As 1958 base, but with "68" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1958 base	AB123	County-coded
1969	As 1957 base, but with "69" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1957 base	AB123	County-coded
1970	As 1958 base, but with "70" embossed in top right corner	"SCENIC" as on 1958 base	AB123	County-coded
1971	As 1957 base, but with "71" embossed in top right corner	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" embossed in narrow forest green block letters centered at top	AB123	County-coded	First use of the state motto on regular passenger plates. The motto had first been used on vanity plates on the 1970 base.
1972	As 1958 base, but with "72" embossed in top right corner	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" embossed in narrow white block letters centered at top	AB123	County-coded
1973–74	As 1957 base, but with "73" embossed in top right corner and no "19" in top left corner	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" as on 1971 base	AB123 A/B1234	County-coded	Revalidated for 1974 with stickers. Four-digit serials with stacked county codes introduced in counties that had exhausted their three-digit allocations.
1975–76	As 1958 base, but with "75" embossed in top left corner; top right corner reserved for revalidation sticker	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" as on 1972 base	AB123 A/B1234	County-coded	Staggered registration introduced, with each plate expiring in the same month as the registrant's birthday.
1977 – December 1978		"LIVE FREE OR DIE" as on 1972 base	AB123 AB1234	County-coded	Narrow dies introduced, allowing for six-character serials with full-size county code letters.
December 1977 – July 1978	Embossed red numbers on white plate with border line; "NEW HAMPSHIRE" embossed in wide red block letters at bottom	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" embossed in narrow red block letters centered at top	XA1234	XA1 to XF9999	Interim plates issued only to new registrants. Elements changed from red to green in response to concerns of confusion with Massachusetts plates of the time; unissued red plates were recalled and repainted accordingly before issue.
July 1978 – December 1978	As above, but with elements in green rather than red	As above, but green	XA1234	XG1 to approximately XN7000^[1]
January 1979 – December 1983	Embossed forest green numbers on white plate with border line; "NEW HAMPSHIRE" embossed in forest green block letters centered at bottom	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" embossed in forest green block letters centered at top	123456	1 to 999999
December 1983 – December 1986			12345A	10000A to approximately 59000G^[1]
January 1987 – March 1989	Embossed forest green numbers on white plate; "NEW HAMPSHIRE" screened in pale green block letters centered at top, with a pale green graphic of the Old Man of the Mountain in a circle between the two words	"Live Free or Die" screened in small pale green block letters centered at bottom	123456	1 to 999999
March 1989 – December 1998	As above, but with dark green numbers and graphic, and state name in larger dark green letters	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" screened in larger dark green block letters centered at bottom	ABC-123	AAA-001 to approximately DEX-500^[1]
January 1999 – present	Embossed dark green numbers on graphic plate with Old Man of the Mountain and Cannon Mountain against pale blue sky; screened "New HAMPSHIRE" centered at bottom, with "New" in dark green cursive letters above "HAMPSHIRE" in dark green serifed letters	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" screened in dark green block letters centered at top	12345	1 to 99999	Old Man graphic at far right (also the style for vanity plates).
			123 456	999 999 to 100 000	Serials progressed backwards.^[2] Old Man graphic in center.
			123 4567	100 0000 to 411 0000 (as of October 14, 2016)	Old Man graphic slightly to left of center.

County coding

From 1949 to 1979, passenger plates in New Hampshire featured a two-letter code indicating the county in which the vehicle was registered, as follows:^[3]

County code allocations

County	Letter blocks
Belknap	BA-BZ
Carroll	CA-CZ
Cheshire	EA-EZ, ZA-ZZ (from 1972)
Coös	OA-OZ
Grafton	GA-GZ
Hillsborough	HA-HZ, LA-LZ, IA-IZ (from 1959), JA-JZ (from 1968)
Merrimack	MA-MZ, NA-NZ (from 1967)
Rockingham	RA-RZ, KA-KZ (from 1955), PA-PZ (from 1968)
Strafford	FA-FZ, DA-DZ (from 1970)
Sullivan	SA-SZ

Alphabetical cross-reference

Letter blocks	County
BA-BZ	Belknap
CA-CZ	Carroll
DA-DZ	Strafford
EA-EZ	Cheshire
FA-FZ	Strafford
GA-GZ	Grafton
HA-HZ	Hillsborough
IA-IZ	Hillsborough
JA-JZ	Hillsborough
KA-KZ	Rockingham
LA-LZ	Hillsborough
MA-MZ	Merrimack
NA-NZ	Merrimack
OA-OZ	Coös
PA-PZ	Rockingham
RA-RZ	Rockingham
SA-SZ	Sullivan
ZA-ZZ	Cheshire

In addition, XA-XN were used on interim plates issued to new registrants between December 1977 and December 1978, while the serial AC 000 was and still is used on sample plates.

Non-passenger types

Type	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
Commercial	1988–89	As 1987–89 passenger base	"Live Free or Die" as on 1987–89 passenger base	AA1234	AA0001 to approximately AB9999
Commercial	1989–present	As 1989–98 passenger base	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" as on 1989–98 passenger base	AA1234	AC0001 to present
Motorcycle	1987–94	Embossed green numbers on white plate with border line; green graphic of Old Man of the Mountain screened in top left corner with 'N' and 'H' on either side; "MOTORCYCLE" screened at bottom	none	12345	1 to 99999
	1994–2004			1234A	1000A to approximately 2000T
	2004–08	As above, but without border line		1234A	2001T to 9999Z
	2008–present	As above, but without border line		A1234	A1000 to present
Trailer	? to 2004	As 1989–98 passenger base	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" as on 1989–98 passenger base	TA1234	TA0001 to TZ9999
Trailer	2004–present	As 1989–98 passenger base	"LIVE FREE OR DIE" as on 1989–98 passenger base	T123456	T100000 to present	Same dies as current passenger base.

References

1 2 3 "New Hampshire License Plates". licenseplates.tropikordia.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
↑ Sage, Kit; Tanner, Eric. "licenseplates.cc New Hampshire highs page". Retrieved June 24, 2009.
↑ "New Hampshire - county codes". bprlicenseplates.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.

External links

New Hampshire license plates 1969-present

Vehicle registration plates of the United States

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Vehicle registration plates of North America

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