Image First issued Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
1913 NJ passenger plate.jpg 1913 Red lettering and white background painted on porcelain-coated steel base None 12345 unknown Steel registration seal on right side between "N.J." and "13"
1933 NJ passenger plate.jpg 1933 Orange lettering embossed on black base None A12345 unknown County letter code at left
New Jersey 1947 EW 36.jpg 1947 Blue on straw None
New Jersey 1951 NW71N.jpg 1951 White on black None
1956 NJ passenger plate.jpg 1952-56 Orange lettering embossed on black base None A/B 123; A/B 12C; A/B 1C2; A/B C12; A/B 1234 unknown Tab for subsequent years inserted over original date
1959 New Jersey.jpg 1959 black on buff, non-reflective, N.J. embossed in wide block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-123 AAA-100 to RHZ-9991, 2
Nj new.jpg 1960 black on buff, non-reflective, Contr. Equip. embossed in wide block font above numbers IN TRANSIT embossed in plain block letters below numbers F-86-3 F-11-3 TO F-99-31, 2, 5 FROM THE COLLECTION OF RICHARD WATSON
1970 New Jersey.jpg 1969-1970 black on buff, non-reflective, N.J. embossed in wide block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-123 RIA-100 to SZZ-9991, 2, 5
1959 New Jersey.jpg 1970 black on buff, non-reflective, N.J. embossed in wide block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-123 UAA-100 to YZZ-9991, 2, 5
1973 New Jersey.jpg 1973 black on buff, non-reflective, N.J. embossed in wide block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers 123-ABC 100-AAA to 999-HBZ1, 2, 5
1977 New Jersey License Plate.jpg 1977 black on buff, non-reflective, NEW JERSEY embossed in plain block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers 123-ABC 100-HCA to 999-KZZ1, 2, 5
1979 New Jersey.jpg 1979 yellow on blue, non-reflective, NEW JERSEY embossed in plain block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers 123-ABC; New Jersey state icon used as dash 100-LAA to 999-ZZZ1, 2, 5
1985 New Jersey.jpg 1985 yellow on blue, non-reflective, NEW JERSEY embossed in plain block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-123; New Jersey state icon used as dash ZAA-100 to ZZZ-9992, 3, 5
1986 New Jersey.jpg 1985 yellow on blue, non-reflective, NEW JERSEY embossed in plain block font above numbers GARDEN STATE embossed in plain block letters below numbers ABC-12D; New Jersey state icon used as dash AAA-10A to HZZ-99Z2, 3, 5
1992 New Jersey.jpg 1992 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers; black outlines for registration stickers at top corners Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers ABC1234; New Jersey state icon used as dash AAA1000 to ADJ99993, 4, 5
1997 New Jersey.jpg 1993 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers; black outlines for registration stickers at top corners Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers AB-123D; New Jersey state icon used as dash BA-100A to ZZ-999Z 3, 4, 5
NJ 2007.jpg 1999 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers; black outlines for registration stickers at top corners Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers ABC-12D; New Jersey state icon used as dash JAA-10A to VZT-99Z 3, 4, 5
New Jersey 2008.jpg 2007 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers ABC-12D; New Jersey state icon used as dash VZU-10A to ZZZ-99Z 3, 4, 5 Security threads added to vertical center of plate somewhere in the Z series
NJ-2011.jpg 2010 black embossed numbers on yellow to white gradient, reflective; New Jersey screened in black plain serifed font above numbers; security threads added to plate Garden State screened in black plain block letters below numbers A12-ABC;[1] New Jersey state icon used as dash A10-AAA to present 4, 5 K43-ECG (current highest series known on 03-26-2014)