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New Jersey License Plate Colors: 1908-Present

This table shows the colors used on New Jersey license plates from the first state issue in 1908 to the currently issued plates.

YEAR BACKGROUND SERIAL SIZE
1908 BLUE CREAM 6×14½ inches
1909 BLACK WHITE
1910 YELLOW BLACK
1911 LIGHT GRAY RED
1912 BLUE YELLOW
1913 WHITE RED 6½x14 inches
1914 RED WHITE 6×14 inches
1915 GREEN WHITE 6×14 inches
1916 BROWN WHITE 6×14 inches
1917 BLUE WHITE 6×14 inches
1918 WHITE BLUE 6×14 inches
1919 GRAY WHITE 6×14 inches
1920 RED WHITE 6×14 inches
1921 GREEN WHITE 6×14 inches
1922 BLACK WHITE 6×14 inches
1923 BLACK RED 6×14 inches
1924 RED WHITE 6×14 inches
1925 BLUE ALUMINUM 6×14 inches
1926 ORANGE WHITE 6×14 inches
1927 GREEN WHITE 6×14 inches
1928 LIGHT BLUE WHITE 6×14 inches
1929 DARK GRAY WHITE 6×14 inches
1930 LIGHT GRAY WHITE 6×14 inches
1931 RED WHITE 6×14 inches
1932 BLACK WHITE 6×14 inches
1933 BLACK RED 6×14 inches
1934 BLACK LIGHT GREEN 6×14 inches
1935 BLACK ALUMINUM 6×14 inches
1936 BLACK ORANGE 6×14 inches
1937 BLACK LIGHT GREEN 6×14 inches
1938 BLACK ALUMINUM 6×14 inches
1939 BLACK ORANGE 6×14¾ inches
1940 BLACK LIGHT GREEN 6×14¾ inches.
1941 BLACK WHITE 6×14¾ inches
1942 BLACK YELLOW 6×14¾ inches
1943 BLACK YELLOW 6×14¾ inches
1944 CREAM BLACK 6×14¾ inches
1945 CREAM LIGHT BLUE 6½x14¾.inches
1946 CREAM BLACK 6½x14¾.inches
1947 CREAM LIGHT BLUE 6½x14¾.inches
1948 STRAW BLACK 6½x14¾.inches
1949 BLACK CREAM 6½x14¾.inches
1950 CREAM BLACK 6½x14¾.inches
1951 BLACK CREAM 6½x14¾.inches
1952 BLACK ORANGE 6×12 inches.
1959 STRAW BLACK 6×12 inches
1979 BLUE BUFF 6×12 inches
1992 Reflectorized BLACK 6×12 inches