Current series | |
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Slogan | Peach State (on peach tree design) |
Size | 12 in × 6 in 30 cm × 15 cm |
Material | Aluminum |
Serial format | ABC1234 |
Introduced | May 2012 |
Availability | |
Issued by | Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division |
History | |
First issued | September 1, 1910 |
Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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1910–11 | Black on aluminum | none | 12345 | 1 to 10000 | ||
1911–12 | Black on yellow | none | 12345 | 10001 to 17000 | ||
1912–13 | Black on white; vertical 'GA' at right | none | 12345 | 17001 to approximately 23500 | ||
1914 | Black on white with border line; 'GA 1914' at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 20500 | First dated plate; replaced all 1910–13 plates. | |
1915 | White on black porcelain with border line; 'GA. 1915' at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 25000 | ||
1916 | Black on white with border line; 'GA 16' at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 47500 | ||
1917 | White on black with border line; 'GA 1917' at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 67500 | ||
1918 | Black on light green with border line; 'GA 1918' at right | none | 12345 | 1 to approximately 95500 | ||
1919 | Black on white with border line; 'GA 1919' at right | none | 123456 | 1 to approximately 118500 | ||
1920 | White on dark green with border line; 'GA 20' at right | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 145-000 | ||
1921 | Dark green on white with border line; 'GA 21' at right | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 133-000 | ||
1922 | White on black with border line; 'GA 22' at right | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 151-000 | ||
1923 | White on brown with border line; 'GA 23' at left | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 147-000 | ||
1924 | Black on gray with border line; 'GA. 1924' at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 177-000 | ||
1925 | White on dark blue with border line; 'GA. 25' at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 221-000 | ||
1926 | White on red with border line; 'GA. 1926' at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 237-000 | ||
1927 | Black on yellow with border line; vertical 'GA-27' as separator | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 265-000 | ||
1928 | White on dark blue with border line; 'GA. 1928' at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 294-000 | ||
1929 | Golden yellow on black with border line; vertical 'GA-29' as separator; vertical 'FRONT' or 'REAR' at right | none | 123-456A | 1A to approximately 316-000D (see right) | Front and rear plates issued; this practice continued until 1942. First use of weight classes, with the letters A, B, C and D used in order from the heaviest vehicles to the lightest, and a block of serials assigned to each class. | |
1930 | Black on gray with border line; 'GEORGIA–1930' at top | none | 123-456A | 1A to approximately 349-000D (see right) | First use of the full state name. Weight class letters and method of assigning serials to each class same as 1929. | |
1931 | White on dark green with border line; 'GA–31' at top | none | A1234 1A234 | A1 to Z9999; 0A1 to 9Z999 | Four weight classes as in 1929 and 1930; separate blocks of serials for regular and locking-bar plates assigned to each class. | |
White on dark green with border line; 'GA' at top left, '31' at top right and space for locking bar at top middle | none | |||||
1932 | White on dark blue with border line; 'GA–32' at top | none | 12345A | Coded by weight class (A) | Letters A, B, C and D used in order from the heaviest vehicles to the lightest, as in 1929 and 1930, but with serials in each class starting from 1. Letter E added for the lightest class when 99999D was reached. These practices continued until 1936. | |
1933 | Dark blue on orange with border line; 'GA–33' at top | none | 12-345A | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1934 | Orange on dark blue with border line; 'GEORGIA' and '1934' at top and bottom respectively | none | 12-345A | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1935 | Dark blue on orange with border line; '1935' and 'GEORGIA' at top and bottom respectively | none | 12-345A | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1936 | As 1934 base, but with '1936' at bottom | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 331-000 | ||
1937 | As 1935 base, but with '1937' at top | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 364-000 | ||
1938 | As 1934 base, but with '1938' at bottom | none | 12-345A | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1939 | Dark blue on yellow with border line; '1939' and 'GEORGIA' at top and bottom respectively | none | 12-345A | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1940 | Orange on green with border line; peach graphic at bottom with 'GA' to left and '40' to right | 'PEACH STATE' at top | A12-345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
As above, but with 'GA 40' at top and no peach graphic | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | |||||
1941 | Reflective yellow on dark blue with border line; peach sticker in the center; 'GA 41' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | 123-45A 123-4EX | Coded by weight class (A) | First reflectorized passenger plate in the United States, and also the first to use a sticker of any kind.[2][3] | |
1942–43 | White on dark blue with red border line; '1942' and 'GEORGIA' in red at top at bottom respectively | none | A12-345 EX12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | Revalidated for 1943 with red tabs, due to metal conservation for World War II. | |
1944 | Yellow on black with border line; 'GA 44' at left | none | A 12345 EX 12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1945 | White on black with border line; '1945' and 'GEORGIA' at top and bottom respectively | none | A-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1946 | Black on silver with border line; '1946' and 'GEORGIA' at top and bottom respectively | none | A-12345 E/X-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1947 | Maroon on cream with border line; 'GA 47' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1948 | Black on unpainted aluminum with border line; 'GA 48' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1949 | Red on unpainted aluminum with border line; 'GA 49' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1950 | Black on unpainted aluminum with border line; 'GA 50' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1951 | Green on unpainted aluminum with border line; 'GA 51' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1952 | White on black with border line; 'GA 52' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1953 | Orange on black with border line; 'GA 53' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1954 | Black on yellow with border line; 'GA 54' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1955 | Yellow on black with border line; 'GEORGIA 55' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 E/S-12345 | Coded by weight class (A) | ||
1956 | White on black with border line; 'GEORGIA 56' at top | 'PEACH STATE' at bottom | A-12345 E/X-12345 H/A-12345 | Coded by weight class | ||
1957 | White on dark green with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '57' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class (see right) | Letters D and E were used for vehicles weighing 3,000 lb or less; no letter for vehicles between 3,001 lb and 3,500 lb; J for vehicles between 3,501 lb and 4,000 lb; and A for vehicles 4,001 lb or greater. This continued until 1971.[4] | |
1958 | Black on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '58' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1959 | White on black with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '59' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1960 | Black on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '60' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1961 | Black on yellow with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '61' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1962 | Red on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '62' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1963 | White on red with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '63' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1964 | Peach on green with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '64' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1965 | Blue on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '65' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1966 | White on red with border line; '19 GEORGIA 66' at bottom | 'PEACH STATE' centered at top | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1967 | Red on white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '67' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1968 | White on green with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '68' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1969 | White on black with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '69' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class | ||
1970 | White on blue with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '19' at bottom left and '70' at bottom right | 'PEACH STATE' centered at bottom | 1·12345 1·A·12345 10·1234 10·A·1234 100·1234 100·A·123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) and weight class |
Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials Issued | Notes |
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1971–75 | Embossed blue on reflective white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '71' at top left; county name on sticker at bottom | none | ABC 123 | First letter corresponds to weight class (see right) | Letters A, B, C and F were used for vehicles weighing 3,000 lb or less; E and G for vehicles between 3,001 lb and 3,500 lb; L, M and P for vehicles between 3,501 lb and 4,000 lb; and R and W for vehicles 4,001 lb or greater. | |
1976–79 | Embossed red on reflective white with border line; 'GEORGIA' centered at top; '76' at top left; county name on sticker at bottom | none | ABC 123 | First letter corresponds to weight class (see right) | Letters A through E were used for vehicles weighing 3,000 lb or less; G and H for vehicles between 3,001 lb and 3,500 lb; L, M and N for vehicles between 3,501 lb and 4,000 lb; and R and S for vehicles 4,001 lb or greater. | |
1979–80 | ABC 123 | TAA 001 to TZZ 999; WAA 001 to approximately WGZ 999 | ||||
1980–82 | As above, but with 'GEORGIA' screened rather than embossed | WHA 001 to approximately YFI 999 | ||||
1983–89 | Embossed green on reflective white; screened '19 GEORGIA 83' at top; county name on sticker at bottom | none | ABC 123 | AAA 001 to approximately WCW 999 | Vanity plates featured the 'Peach State' slogan in place of the county-name sticker. | |
1990 – March 1996 | Embossed black on reflective gradient white and orange; screened green 'Georgia' at top with peach graphic for the 'o'; '19' at top left and '90' at top right; county name on sticker at bottom | none | ABC 123 | AAA 001 to YZZ 999 | Letters I, O, Q, U and V not used in either serial format.[4] The ABC 1234 format used narrower dies. | |
March 1996 – January 1997 | ABC 1234 | AAA 1001 to approximately ADM 9999 | ||||
February 1997 – June 2001 | Embossed black on reflective white with peach graphic at center; screened black 'GEORGIA' at top, offset to left; county name on sticker at bottom | ..on my mind | 123 ABC | 001 AAA to 999 ZZZ | Letters I and O not used in this serial format, and Q, U and V used only from 2000, beginning with the XAQ series.[4] | |
April 1997 – June 2001 | 1234 AB | Intermittently from 1001 QA to 9999 YZ | Both these serial formats used on passenger vehicles (interchangeably with the 123 ABC format) and trucks, having originally been intended to be reserved for the latter. Letters I, O, U and V not used in the 1234 AB format. The 12345 QA format used narrower dies. | |||
12345 QA | Intermittently from 10001 QA to approximately 50000 QG | |||||
June 2001 – November 2003 | 1234 ABC | 1001 AAA to approximately 9999 AWT | Same narrow dies as the 12345 QA format. Letters I, O, Q, U and V not used. | |||
December 2003 – April 2007 | Embossed black on reflective gradient gray and white; peach graphic containing green state shape at center; county name on sticker at bottom | www.GEORGIA.gov | ABC 1234 | Exclusively from AAA 0001 to approximately AVM 9999; intermittently from AVN 0001 to approximately AWB 1750 | Letter O not used in this serial format. | |
May 2007 – April 2012 | Similar to above, but without gray gradient and 'www.' in web address | GEORGIA.gov | Intermittently from AVN 0001 to approximately AWB 1750; exclusively from AWB 1751 to approximately CAQ 9999 | |||
May 2012 – present | Screened black on reflective graphic plate with rolling hills, peach tree, and peaches | Peach State | ABC1234 | PAA0000 to PEZ9999; PMA0000 to PZZ9999; then 'Q', 'R' and 'S' series and 'C' series from CAR0000 onwards, alternating with plain peach plates | On both these bases, 'In God We Trust' can be printed at the bottom in place of the county name. | |
Screened black on reflective white; peach graphic in center | none | PFA0000 to PLZ9999; then 'Q', 'R' and 'S' series and 'C' series from CAR0000 onwards, alternating with peach tree plates |
Code | 1957–61 | 1962–70 |
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1 | Fulton | Fulton |
2 | Chatham | DeKalb |
3 | DeKalb | Chatham |
4 | Muscogee | Muscogee |
5 | Bibb | Bibb |
6 | Richmond | Richmond |
7 | Floyd | Cobb |
8 | Cobb | Dougherty |
9 | Troup | Floyd |
10 | Dougherty | Hall |
11 | Hall | Lowndes |
12 | Walker | Troup |
13 | Clarke | Clayton |
14 | Lowndes | Clarke |
15 | Whitfield | Walker |
16 | Carroll | Gwinnett |
17 | Colquitt | Whitfield |
18 | Thomas | Glynn |
19 | Laurens | Houston |
20 | Gwinnett | Carroll |
21 | Spalding | Spalding |
22 | Polk | Thomas |
23 | Ware | Ware |
24 | Baldwin | Baldwin |
25 | Glynn | Colquitt |
26 | Coweta | Laurens |
27 | Bartow | Coweta |
28 | Upson | Bartow |
29 | Bulloch | Polk |
30 | Sumter | Decatur |
31 | Coffee | Sumter |
32 | Decatur | Bulloch |
33 | Burke | Upson |
34 | Clayton | Tift |
35 | Tift | Cherokee |
36 | Mitchell | Coffee |
37 | Chattooga | Catoosa |
38 | Meriwether | Newton |
39 | Washington | Burke |
40 | Houston | Walton |
41 | Cherokee | Chattooga |
42 | Walton | Meriwether |
43 | Newton | Mitchell |
44 | Emanuel | Gordon |
45 | Worth | Washington |
46 | Jackson | Jackson |
47 | Grady | Stephens |
48 | Gordon | Habersham |
49 | Jefferson | Grady |
50 | Elbert | Wayne |
51 | Brooks | Elbert |
52 | Screven | Emanuel |
53 | Dodge | Crisp |
54 | Crisp | Henry |
55 | Early | Jefferson |
56 | Toombs | Toombs |
57 | Stephens | Douglas |
58 | Habersham | Worth |
59 | Tattnall | Dodge |
60 | Henry | Tattnall |
61 | Fannin | Brooks |
62 | Catoosa | Hart |
63 | Ben Hill | Screven |
64 | Haralson | Haralson |
65 | Hart | Liberty |
66 | Franklin | Barrow |
67 | Terrell | Peach |
68 | Wayne | Ben Hill |
69 | Macon | Fannin |
70 | Dooly | Columbia |
71 | Appling | Franklin |
72 | Berrien | Appling |
73 | Randolph | Macon |
74 | Telfair | Early |
75 | Barrow | Paulding |
76 | Greene | Chattahoochee |
77 | Wilkes | Terrell |
78 | Madison | McDuffie |
79 | Cook | Forsyth |
80 | Douglas | Berrien |
81 | Chattahoochee | Cook |
82 | Irwin | Telfair |
83 | Morgan | Dooly |
84 | Paulding | Madison |
85 | Peach | Greene |
86 | McDuffie | Harris |
87 | Harris | Randolph |
88 | Pierce | Wilkes |
89 | Hancock | Rockdale |
90 | Forsyth | Monroe |
91 | Murray | Murray |
92 | Monroe | Morgan |
93 | Turner | Lamar |
94 | Jenkins | Effingham |
95 | Lamar | Hancock |
96 | Wilcox | Camden |
97 | Gilmer | Pierce |
98 | Oglethorpe | Bleckley |
99 | Johnson | Wilkinson |
100 | Wilkinson | Irwin |
101 | Columbia | Jenkins |
102 | Jeff Davis | Butts |
103 | Bleckley | Gilmer |
104 | Stewart | Jeff Davis |
105 | Effingham | Pickens |
106 | Taylor | Dade |
107 | Butts | Jones |
108 | Miller | Turner |
109 | Bacon | Bacon |
110 | Pickens | Taylor |
111 | Pulaski | Pulaski |
112 | Warren | Fayette |
113 | Calhoun | Johnson |
114 | Rockdale | Twiggs |
115 | Pike | Oglethorpe |
116 | Liberty | Wilcox |
117 | Twiggs | Putnam |
118 | Candler | Rabun |
119 | Fayette | Stewart |
120 | Seminole | Warren |
121 | Montgomery | Calhoun |
122 | Putnam | Lumpkin |
123 | Talbot | Pike |
124 | Jones | Talbot |
125 | Jasper | Evans |
126 | Rabun | White |
127 | Dade | Miller |
128 | Atkinson | Seminole |
129 | Camden | Candler |
130 | Union | Clinch |
131 | Oconee | Union |
132 | Heard | Banks |
133 | Banks | McIntosh |
134 | Wheeler | Oconee |
135 | Lee | Montgomery |
136 | Evans | Bryan |
137 | Lumpkin | Lee |
138 | Treutlen | Atkinson |
139 | Marion | Jasper |
140 | Lincoln | Lincoln |
141 | Brantley | Brantley |
142 | Crawford | Treutlen |
143 | McIntosh | Crawford |
144 | Clinch | Marion |
145 | Bryan | Wheeler |
146 | Baker | Heard |
147 | White | Charlton |
148 | Clay | Lanier |
149 | Lanier | Clay |
150 | Charlton | Baker |
151 | Towns | Towns |
152 | Taliaferro | Long |
153 | Webster | Dawson |
154 | Schley | Taliaferro |
155 | Dawson | Schley |
156 | Long | Webster |
157 | Glascock | Glascock |
158 | Quitman | Quitman |
159 | Echols | Echols |
Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials Issued | Notes |
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1993-96 | Red characters at right on reflective white; state name at top center, '19' in top left corner and '93' in top right corner all green and flat; Olympic 100 flat graphic at left | Centennial Olympic Games | 12345 123AB 12AB3 1AB23 | Renewed by sticker placed over '93' at top upper right corner. |