Image |
First issued |
Design |
Slogan |
Serial format |
Serials issued |
Notes |
 |
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 |
Orange lettering embossed on black base |
None |
A12345 |
unknown |
County letter code at left |
 |
1947 |
Blue on straw |
None |
|
|
|
 |
1951 |
White on black |
None |
|
|
|
 |
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 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
 |
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) |