IOWA MOTORCYCLE PLATES            Pairs 1911-37.  Singles 1938-on.

Numbers assumed to have begun at 1 1911-47.  Pairs ordered in [ ].

1911       757   [1000]     1925   3331*  [5000]     1937   2403*

1912      3965   [2000]     1926   2710*             1938   1962

1913      5276   [5000]     1927   2921*             1939   1882

1914      7228   [6000]     1928   1893*             1940   3643*

1915      7223*  [7000]     1929   2099*             1941   1874

1916-18   7734  [10000]     1930    797              1942    985

1919      3080              1931   2061*             1943   2276  [4500]

1920      4233              1932   2295*             1944   2318

1921      3068*             1933   2322*             1945   3196

1922      4053*  [3000]     1934   2119*             1946   3319

1923      1774   [4500]     1935   2139*             1947   9659*

1924      3150*             1936   2315*

VARIATIONS

1912, 1914-15:  3-digits have dash suffix.

1920:  Type 1 - 4 slots, slanted numbers, stepped date  701, 4233

       Type 2 - 2 slots, horizontal numbers and date   1586

1947:  Type 1 - "IOWA 1947"   624

       Type 2 - "1947 IOWA"  8425

1963:  50 plates painted White/Black instead of Black/White in

       error.  9 were sold; all to be recalled.

      (Ames Daily Tribune, June 25, 1963, p.1)

1948-72 FORMATS           1-1 -  1-999          County codes same

                         10-1 - 10-999          as passenger.

1949   77-1000 added (except 1953-59)

1965    7-1000 added

1972   77-A285 seen  (77-A389 expected)

COLORS   (If different than passenger)  Fully Reflective 1980-97.

1943, 1948   Black/White          1979           White/Green

1951-64  (Same as Truck)          1980           Blue/White

1965      Blue/White              1981           Red/White

1966      Red/White               1982           Black/White

1967-77  (Same as Truck)          1983-85 BASE   Blue/White

1978      Green/White             1986-97 BASE   White/Light Blue

1973    KD0000 - KZ9999,   NA0000 - NF3098   (253,099*)  No I,O,Q.

1974   KD 0000 - KZ 9999, NA 0000 - NH 8158  (278,159*)  No I,O,Q.

1975-85 FORMATS                          Assuming no I,O,Q* used.

                          NA 0000 - PZ 9999    (Capacity 460,000)

No space 1975-78.  *QC 0288 seen 1983; QA-QC reported 1985.

County code in LL corner 1975-79; codes same as 1948-72.

1980-83:  Blue/White "MB" sticker in LL corner for Motorized

          Bicycles.

Monthly Staggered Registration began 1984 same as passenger.

1983 base replaced during 1985.

1986-97 BASE                                 No I,O,Q,UY,VD used.

1985 "JAN 86"                  TA0000 - WR6068          (816,069)

Initial assignment TA0000 - WF9999 (730,000) in RPW.

Second assignments WG0000 - WP1999 (+72,000 = 802,000) on file.

Replaced during 1997.

1997-2019 FARM SCENE BASE               No U,V,IA-IZ,OA-OZ used*.

1997 "AUG 97" Type 1          0000 GA - 7319 JB         (497,320)

1997 "OCT 98" Type 2          2388 JC - 7758 JD          (15,371)

1998 "MAY 99" Type 1a         1855 JE - 7661 JJ          (55,807)

1998 "AUG 99" Type 3           9497JJ -  6788KC         (167,292)

2002 "JAN 03" Type 4          5711 KD - 1227 NL         (795,517)

2011 "JUL 12" Type 5          9746 NL - 2383 PE         (162,638)

2012 "JUN 13" Type 5a         AA 0000 - ET 1801       (1,081,802)

                                                (TOTAL 2,804,186)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - 4" x 7 1/2", embossed

Type 2 - 4" x 7 1/2", flat except bevelled edge (low JE reported)

Type 3 - 4" x 7", embossed

Type 4 - 4" x 7", completely flat, blue figures

Type 5 - As Type 4, but black figures

Also issued to small trailers under 2,000 lbs.

Zero font added slash between 0516 NO and 2901 NR.

*Type 5a:  No I,O,Q used in 2nd position.  U,V now used.

2019-23 CITYSCAPE BASE             No I,O,Q used in 2nd position.

2018 "APR 19"                 EU 6051 - EV 3611           (7,561)

2020-23 BLACKOUT BASE              No I,O,Q used in 2nd position.

2019