Vehicle registration plates of New Mexico

The U.S. state of New Mexico first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1912.

Passenger baseplates 1988 to present

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1988 to 1991	red on yellow	Land of Enchantment	ABC-123		"USA" added to state name. County sticker (bearing county name) at top of plate.
	1991 to 1998	red on yellow; yucca	Land of Enchantment	ABC-123 123-ABC		Plate had blank/stamped indentation for county sticker. County stickers discontinued sometime after 1996.
	1997	red on yellow; no yucca	none	123-ABC		Made on non-passenger blanks.
	1998 to present	red on yellow; yucca	Land of Enchantment	123-ABC	? to present	No stamped indentation for county sticker
	1999 to 2010	hot air balloon	Land of Enchantment	NM1234 1234NM AB 123 ABC123	NM0001 to NM9999 0001NM to 9999NM AA 001 to BZ 999 CAA001 to LGP999	Issued concurrently with red-on-yellow base.
File:New Mexico Centennial License Plate 2010.jpg	2010 to present	yellow on turquoise	Centennial 1912-2012; Land of Enchantment	ABC-123	LGR-001 to present	Issued concurrently with red-on-yellow base. Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2010 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time New Mexico was so honored.

External links

• New Mexico license plates 1969-present