COLORS Porcelain 1906-13. Embossed Fiberboard 1942 Type 2, 1944.
Aluminum 1947, 1949.
1906-10 (Undated) White/Black 1920 White/Green
1910 Red/White 1921 Black/Orange
1911 White/Dark Blue 1922 White/Dark Blue
1912 White/Green 1923 White/Green
1913 White/Maroon 1924 White/Red
1914 Blue/White 1925 Black/White
1915 White/Green 1926 Gold/Dark Blue
1916 Dark Blue/Orange 1927 Red/Green
1917, 1919 White/Black 1928, 1930 Orange/Black
1918 Black/White 1929, 1931 Black/Orange
1932, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943 TAB (Rear) White/Black
1944 Black/Yellow
1933, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1945 Black/White
1936 Orange/Dark Blue
1943 WINDSHIELD STICKER ("3-31-44") Silver, Red & Black/White
1946, 1948, 1950, 1952 TAB, 1954, 1956 White/Black
1947, 1949 Black/Aluminum
1951, 1955, 1957 Black/White
1953 Orange/Blue
1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 White/Black
1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971 Black/White
SCHOOLS: 1953 University of Virginia.
BASEPLATES All are aluminum.
All are Fully Reflective except 1973-80 PLAIN.
1973-80 PLAIN Blue/White
1976-82 BICENTENNIAL Blue & Red/White
1980-2015 GRAPHIC I & II Dark Blue/White
1986-2024 GREAT SEAL Dark Blue, Red & Gold/White
1992-2024 HERITAGE Dark Blue, Red, Black, Green & White/Light Blue
1992-2024 SCENIC Dark Blue & Blue/Light Blue, White & Green
1993-2024 CHESAPEAKE Dark Blue, Green & Yellow/Light Blue
2007-08 JAMESTOWN TYPE 4 Dark Blue, Red, Medium Blue, Tan & Orange/White
2015-24 LOVERS Dark Blue and Red/White
PLATE MONTH STICKERS All are Fully Reflective.
Black Serial added "OCT 85".
JAN Black/Gold* MAY Green/White SEP Blue/White
FEB Red/White JUN Blue/White OCT Red/Gold*
MAR Black/White JUL Red/White NOV Blue/Gold*
APR Blue/Gold* AUG Black/White DEC Green/Gold*
(SEPT became SEP in 1986) *changed to Yellow in 1982.
PLATE YEAR STICKERS All are Fully Reflective. Black Serial all years.
1973, 1976 White/Red
1974, 1977 White/Blue
1975 White/Green
1978 Red/White
1979, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2021 Green/White
1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2022 White/Blue
1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2011, 2017, 2023 Red/White
1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018, 2024 White/Green
1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2019 Blue/White
1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020 White/Red
1997-2017, 2020-21, 2023: White/Orange for Rental Cars. 1996 reported.
