NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMERCIAL PLATES
Began 1969? Numbers assumed to have begun at #100 all years except
1970-71 at #1. Small "cv" in stair-step format all years except
1970 <#2000, 1973 <#2000, 1986 Type 2.
1969 SHIELD BASE
1969? Type 2/3 cv 106 - cv1572 (1,467)
1969 Type 3 cv1573 - cv1598 (26) (TOTAL 1,493)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Dated "66", aluminum, Saskatchewan dies with flat top
legend, flat-side "4", open "5","6" and "9", unequal "8"
Type 2 - Undated, aluminum, new dies with tall top legend,
sharp-side "4", closed "5", "6" and "9", equal "8"
Type 3 - As Type 2, but steel
SEASONAL
1970: Flourescent orange border, "EXP. OCT. 1 1970" stamped in
3rd leg of bear.
1971: Red/White instead of Arctic Blue/White.
REGULAR SEASONAL
1970 CV 3 - CV 819, CV 834 - CV1014,
CV1110 - CV1603, CV1752 - CV1874,
CV1744, CV1918, CV1985 - CV2000 (320)
cv2058 - cv2493 (1,749)
1971 cv 43 - cv1341 (1,299) cv2065 - cv2294 (230)
1972 cv 101 - cv2547 (2,447) (Discontinued)
1973 CV 161 - CV1945,
cv2035 - cv2786 (2,626)
1974 cv 164 - cv2900 (2,737)
1975-76 cv 123 - cv3943 (3,821) (Dated "1976" #cv3326 -
1977-78 cv 261 - cv4887 (4,627) cv3346 seen - prototypes?)
1979-80 cv 116 - cv4737 (4,622)
1981-82 cv 139 - cv5109 (4,971)
1983-85 cv 123 - cv8822 (8,700)
1986-2011 EXPLORE BASE
1986 "86" Type 1: Small "cv" cv115 - cv8077 (7,963)
Type 2: Large "CV" CV8462 - CV8472 (11)
Type 1a cv8825 - cv9631 (807)
1991 "MAR 92" Type 3: "c" or "C" c10010 - C29660 (19,651)
(TOTAL 29,546)
Change from cv9999 to c10000 reported 1991.
Small "c" is top-justified.
No Monthly Staggered Registration "MAR 92", but began by "JAN 94".
2010-23 GRAPHIC BASE
7-30-10 "DEC 10" Type 1 C30187 - C40818 (10,632)
Type ? C41927 -
(TOTAL 11,741)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - Slogan left, sticker box right
Type 2 - Slogan center, no sticker box
