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New Mexico: Colors

COLORS   Porcelain 1920.  Aluminum 1947-49.
1912-13 (Undated) Green/White  1937   Maroon/Light Turquoise
1914   White/Green             1938   Black/Yellow
1915   White/Red               1939   Black/Orange
1916   Silver/Dark Blue        1940   Yellow/Red
1917   Black/Orange            1941   Red/Gold
1918   Light Blue/Gray         1942   Black/White
1919   Black/White             1943 WINDSHIELD STICKER (Black Serial)
1920   Dark Blue/White                Black & Red/White & Yellow
1921 TAB   Red                 1944   White/Black
1922 TAB   Silver              1945   White/Blue
1923 TAB   Yellow              1946   Red/Yellow
1924   Black/Orange            1947   Gold/Dark Red
1925   White/Black             1948, 1950   White/Blue
1926   Red/Gray                1949, 1951   Blue/White
1927   Black/Yellow            1952   Red/White
1928   Beige/Dark Blue         1953   White/Red
1929   Red/Light Yellow        1954   Red/White
1930   Gold/Black              1955   Gold/Maroon
1931   Black/Gold              1956   White/Maroon
1932   White/Green             1957   Green/White
1933   Red/Gold                1958   Red/Gold
1934   Yellow/Red              1959   Gold/Red or Maroon
1935   White/Dark Blue         1960 STICKER  Red/White (Red TAB)
1936   Dark Blue/White

BASEPLATES   All are Fully Reflective except 1962-64 Types 2-2a.
1961-64 UNDATED, 1972-77                  Red/White
1965-71, 1977-91 Types 1-4, 1998 Type 3   Red/Yellow
1991 Type 5, 1991-2024 YUCCA Types 1,2,4  Red & Turquoise/Yellow
2000-10 BALLOON    Red & Yellow/Light Blue, Red, Yellow, Pink & Black
2011-24 TURQUOISE  Yellow, White & Red/Turquoise
2018-24 CHILE      Yellow, Red & Green/Black    

PLATE STICKERS   Fully Reflective 1960-73, 1992-95. (Verify 1996-on)
                 Non-Reflective some 1963, 1975-91.  Foil 1974.
                 Colored Serial 1960-68, 1970, some 1978, some 2002.
                 No Serial 1971.  Black Serial 1969, 1973-94, 1996-2024.
                 Red Serial 1995.
1962   Red/Yellow                  1984      White/Blue
1963   Red/White & Light Blue      1985      White/Green
1964   Silver/Green                1986      White/Black
1965   Red/Yellow                  1987      White/Purple
1966   Red/White                   1988      White/Brown
1967   Silver/Blue                 1989      White/Green
1968   Blue/White                  1990      White/Dark Blue
1969   White/Light Green           1991      White/Black
1970   Silver/Red                  1992      White/Red
1971   White/Light Blue            1993      White/Dark Blue
1973   Black/Red                   1994      Red/Yellow
1974   Silver/Black                1995      Green/White
1975   Black/White                 1996      White/Maroon
1976   Blue & Red/White            1997      Magenta/Gold
1977   White/Red                   1998      Red/White
1978   White/Blue                  1999      Orange/Black
1979   Black/White                 2000      Black/Tan
1980   White/Black                 2001      Tan/Black
1981   Green/White                 2002      Lavender/White (Black Serial)
1982   White/Brown                           or Gray/White (Gray Serial)
1983   White/Red                   2003-24   Black/White

1976-96 COUNTY   Red/Clear