TYPE |
INFORMATION |
SOUTH DAKOTA MOTORCYLE PLATES Pairs 1913-52,
singles 1943 tab, 1944, 1953-on.
Undated 1913-15. Pairs ordered:
1,200 1914, 2,000 1915, 1,000 1920, 300 1928, 250 1929-30,
300 1931, 380 1935, 400 1937, 1939, 500 1941-42, 2,300 1949.
Singles ordered: 1,750 1953, 1955.
Numbers assumed to have begun at 1 1913-19, 1925-90.
1920: 1300 - 2299 assigned.
1913 1201 1937 359 1963 3747*
1914 1599 1938 281 1964 3750
1915 951 1939 351 1965 7780*
1916 1498 1940 456 1966 10269*
1917 1164 1941 297 1967 12266*
1918 1045 1942 542 1968 12372*
1919 381 1943 TAB 1969 13275*
1920 1797 - 2046 1944 284 1970 14296*
1921 1716 - 1995 1945 285 1971 15995*
1922 1553 - 1614 1946 937 1972 18345*
1923 1581 - 1947 951 1973 22324*
1924 229 - 1859 1948 2150 1974 25626*
1925 24 1949 2137* 1975 26162*
1926 233 1950 1884 1976 27592*
1927 212 1951 1399 1977-80 51565
1928 32 1952 1674* 1981-83 57414
1929 175* 1953 1271 1984 43863*
1930 167 1954 1461 1985 43013*
1931 32 1955 1592* 1986 45659*
1932 198 1956 1722* 1987 44522*
1933 287 1957-59 3279 1988 48048*
1934 280 1960 1632 1989 47415*
1935 357 1961 2296 1990-91 48878*
1936 238 1962 2481
VARIATIONS
1915: 2-3-digits have dash suffix.
1957-59: Type 1 - Dated "57" 1 - 1479
Type 2 - Undated 3101 - 3279 (179)
1977-80: Type 1 - Dated "77" 1 - 28942
(1978) Type 2 - Undated 31701 - 51565 (19,865)
1981-83: Type 1 - Dated "81" 1 - 47838
(1982) Type 2 - Undated 53379 - 57414 (4,036)
1990-91: Type 1 - Dated "90" 1 - 47342
Type 2 - Undated 48846 - 48878 (33)
Seen with "07-91" sticker.
COLORS (If different than passenger)
1944 Yellow/Black
1958 TAB White/Blue (no serial)
1959 TAB White/Green (no serial)
1974, 1976, 1981-83, 1985, 1987, 1989 Blue/White
1975, 1977-80, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 Red/White
1978 STICKER Black/Yellow
1991-96 BASE Green and Red/Beige (Dated "91", Red slogan)
1991 "01-91" M50120 - M99595 (49,476)
Monthly Staggered Registration probably began 1991, expire "01-91".
Replaced during 1996.
1996-2000 BASE Green and Red/White (Undated, Green slogan)
1996 "01-96" M02083 - M42226 (40,144)
Replaced during 2000.
2001-06 BASE Blue and Red/White
2000 "1-01" Type 1 M58251 - M98643 (40,393)
2003 "07-04" Type 1a M03008 - M04000 (993)
2003 "08-04" Type 1b MA0001 - MC4585 (24,583)
(TOTAL 65,969)
Replaced during 2006.
2007-16 BASE Flat, full graphic No I,O,Q used.
2006 "1-07" MD5832 - MZ7142 (191,292)
2017-23 BASE Flat, full graphic (Verify B)
2016 "11-16" M17304 - M97935 (80,632)
2016 "9-17" MA0001 - ME3981 (33,978)
(TOTAL 114,610)