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South Carolina: Colors

COLORS
1917   Black/Light Yellow              1944 TAB   Yellow/Green
1918   White/Green                     1945   Yellow/Green
1919   Blue/White                      1946   Silver/Black
1920   White/Black                     1947   Black/Gold
1921   Red/Black                       1948   Yellow/Black
1922   Black/White                     1949   White/Black
1923   White/Dark Blue                 1950   Black/White
1924   Black/Orange                    1951   White/Black
1925   White/Green                     1952   Yellow/Black
1926   Red/White                       1953   Black/Gold
1927   Green/White                     1954   White/Black
1928   Black/Yellow                    1955   Black/White
1929   Black/White                     1956   Black/Gold
1930   White/Black                     1957, 1959   White/Blue
1931   Green/Gray                      1958, 1960   Blue/White
1932   Black/Gold                      1961   Red/White
1933   Black/White                     1962   White/Red
APRIL   30, 1934   Black/Yellow        1963   White/Green
OCTOBER 31, 1934   Yellow/Black        1964   White/Black
APRIL   30, 1935   White/Black         1965   Black/White
OCTOBER 31, 1935   Black/White         1966   White/Blue
APRIL   30, 1936   Yellow/Black        1967   Blue/White
OCTOBER 31, 1936   Black/Yellow        1968, 1972  PR  White/Black
1937   Black/White                     1969, 1973  PR  White/Blue
1938   Black/Gold                      1970, 1974  PR  White/Green
1939   Black/White                     1971        PR  White/Brown
1940, 1942   Gold/Black                      1975  PR  White/Maroon
1941, 1943   Black/Gold

BASEPLATES   All are Fully Reflective.
1976-80   BICENTENNIAL    Blue & Red/White
1981-85   STATE SEAL MAP  Blue/White & Light Blue
1986-90   PALMETTO TREE   Blue & Red/White & Light Blue
1991-98   CAROLINA WREN   Black, Brown, Yellow & Green/White
1999-2009 SMILING FACES   Black & Blue/White, Light Blue, Green & Brown
2009-17   TRAVEL 2 SC     Black/White, Orange & Blue
2017-25   WHILE I BREATHE Black/White & Blue

STICKERS   All are Fully Reflective.  Black Serial all years.
      1978, 1982, 1987, 1990   White/Red
1977,       1983, 1988         White/Blue
      1979, 1984               White/Black
      1980, 1985, 1989         White/Green

1992, 1996   White/Blue              2000, 2004, 2008   White/Green
1993, 1997   White/Black             2001, 2005         White/Black
1994, 1998   White/Red               2002, 2006         White/Red
1995         White/Green             2003               White/Blue

1979-85, 1986-2016 MONTH   Red/White (a few Black/White)
 
2009-17, 2020, 2023   Black/White
   2018, 2021, 2024   Black/Yellow
   2019, 2022, 2025   Black/Light Green