TYPE |
INFORMATION |
VIRGINIA MOTORCYCLE PLATES
Numbers began at 1 1910-81. 1914 flat steel, 1943-44 fiberboard.
1912: #637 highest listed in 1912 directory.
1940: #1721 - 1725 assigned to Staunton office.
1941: 3,300 assigned. 1943 and 1952 plates are White/Black.
Plates shown on charts in [ ] if higher than known plates.
1910 1932 1929* 1954 10750*
1911 428 1933 2393* 1955 10878*
1912 448 1934 3858* 1956 7530 [10500]
1913 1014 1935 2195* 1957 11253*
1914 551 1936 2195* 1958 10448*
1915 1319 1937 2319 1959 10442*
1916 1816 1938 2953 1960 7683*
1917 1930 1939 2947* 1961 7965*
1918 1184 1940 2801* 1962 8618*
1919 2303 1941 1603 1963 9243*[10000]
1920 2133 1942 3788* 1964 10058*
1921 1986 1943 4333* 1965 16380*
1922 39 1944 4392* 1966 24382*
1923 148 1945 5909* 1967 28382*
1924 1459 1946 7873 1968 30000*
1925 1197 1947 12637, M680 1969 33615*
1926 48 1948 14538*,M140 - M713 1970 37846*
1927 422 1949 13724* 1971 47993*
1928 270 1950 12679*[14000] 1972 60880*
1929 1782 1951 13266* 1973 81679
1930 13 1952 12249* MAR.75 98499*
1931 1707 1953 15763*
VARIATIONS
1912: 2-digits vertical, 3-digits staggered. (Verify 1911)
1947-48: 1-4-figures have wide dies, 5-digits have small dies.
1973: Type 1 - "19 VIRGINIA 73" 1 - 50911
Type 2 - "VIRGINIA 1973" 53071 - 81679 (28,609)
1976-81 BASE Non-reflective, border
Mar.75 "APR 76" 1 - 368742 (368,742)
Monthly Staggered Registration probably began 1975, expire "APR 76".
1980-93 BASE Reflective, border
1979 "NOV 80" 372634 - 954873 (582,240)
1993-2024 BASE Reflective, no border
1992 "AUG 93" Type 1 957010 - 998687 (41,678)
1994 "MAR 95" Type 1a 10493 - 996378 (985,886)
2018 "AUG 19" Type 1b Z12882 - Z58636 (45,755)
(TOTAL 1,073,319)