Vehicle registration plates of Kentucky

The U.S. state of Kentucky first started requiring its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1910.

Passenger plates 1924 to present

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1924	Black base with white embossed lettering and border. "KY 1924" at right.		123456
	1933	Green base with white embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom between "KY" and "33."		123-456		Issued in front/rear pairs for one vehicle.
	1937	White base with blue embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom.		12A34
	1942	Black base with white embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom.		12345
	1944	Black base with yellow embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom.		12345
	1948	White base with orange embossed lettering and border. County name at bottom.		12345
	1949	Gray aluminum "waffle" hatched base with black embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		12-345
	1950	Green aluminum "waffle" hatched base with white embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		12-345
	1953	Blue base with white embossed lettering. "Tour" in front of state name at top, county name at bottom.		12-345
	1956	White base with blue embossed lettering. "Tour" in front of state name at top, county name at bottom.		123-456
	1957	Blue base with white embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		123-456
	1958	White base with blue embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		123-456
	1961	Blue base with white embossed lettering. County name at bottom.		123-456
	1996 to 2003	blue on multicolored background with state-shaped cloud	Bluegrass State	123 ABC
File:2005 Kentucky License Plate.jpg	2003 to 2005	anthropomorphic sunrise over hills	The Bluegrass State / It's That Friendly	123 ABC		Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2003 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Kentucky has been so honored. Despite the honor, the plates were widely derided and defaced by residents.
File:2011 Kentucky License Plate.jpg	2005 to present	dark blue on light blue gradient	Bluegrass State / Unbridled Spirit	123 ABC	101 AAA to present

Optional types

Image	Type	Dates issued	Description	Serial format	Notes
	Nature's Finest—monarch butterfly		12 345
	Nature's Finest—wren		12345

External links

• Kentucky license plates 1969-present