Vehicle registration plates of the United States Virgin Islands

The U.S. unincorporated territory of the United States Virgin Islands first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1917.

Passenger baseplates

1917 to 1967 In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at in height by in width, with standardized mounting holes. The U.S. Virgin Islands also adopted these standards in 1956, having issued plates 6 inches in height by 12 inches in width (with non-standard mounting holes) since 1952. ImageDates issuedDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes1929Off-white on blacknone1231231932White on dark bluenone1231231933White on maroonnone1231231934White on dark bluenone1231231935Dark blue on whitenone1231231936Yellow on rednone1231231937Yellow on blacknone1231231938Black on whitenone1231939White on maroonnoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance'C' was used on St. Croix, and 'T' on St. Thomas and St. John. This practice continued until 1975.1940White on blacknoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance1941Blue on whitenoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuanceWhite on bluenoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuanceRevalidated for 1943 with yellow tabs, and for 1944 with windshield stickers.1945White on bluenoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance1946Blue on ivorynoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance1947Off-white on blacknoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance1948Blue on ivorynoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance1949Silver on blacknoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance1950Black on yellownoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance1951Black on orangenoneC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance1952Yellow on greenTropical PlaygroundC-123T-123Coded by island of issuance1953Green on yellowTropical PlaygroundC-123T-1234Coded by island of issuance1954Green on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1955Red on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1956Blue on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1957Blue on yellowTropical PlaygroundC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1958Green on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1959Red on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1960White on blueTropical PlaygroundC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1961Brown on orangeTropical PlaygroundC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1962Off-white on greenTropical PlaygroundC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1963White on blueVacation AdventureC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1964White on redVacation AdventureC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1965Green on yellowVacation AdventureC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1966White on blackVacation AdventureC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance1967White on blueVacation AdventureC-1234T-1234Coded by island of issuance

1968 to present ImageDates issuedDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes1968White on blackAmerican ParadiseC-12345T-12345Coded by island of issuanceRevalidated for 1969 and 1970 with plate stickers.As above, but without "68"1971–74White on dark blueAmerican ParadiseC-12345T-12345Coded by island of issuanceRevalidated for 1972, 1973 and 1974 with plate stickers.1975–77White on lime greenAmerican ParadiseC-12345T-12345J-123Coded by island of issuance'J' code introduced for St. John. Revalidated for 1976 and 1977 with windshield stickers; plates continue to be revalidated in this manner today.1978–80Blue on reflective whiteAmerican ParadiseC-12345T-12345J-123Coded by island of issuanceMonthly staggered registration introduced 1980.1981–87Green on reflective whiteAmerican ParadiseC-12340T-12340J-1230Coded by island of issuance and month of expirationThe last digit of the serial corresponded to the expiration month (1 for January, 2 for February and so on up to 0 for October). This practice continued until 2000.1988–93Red on reflective whiteAmerican ParadiseC-12340T-12340J-1230Coded by island of issuance and month of expiration 1994–99Red on reflective white with background image of islandsAmerican ParadiseC-12340T-12340J-1230Coded by island of issuance and month of expirationSome of these plates had a light blue background.2000–05Black on reflective yellow with background image of islandsOur Islands, Our HomeCAA-001 toCCD-999TAB-123TAA-001 toTCE-999JAB-123JAA-001 toJAG-5002006 – April 10, 2016Black on beach scene graphicAmerica's CaribbeanCAB 123CCE 001 to CET 999TAB 123TCF 001 to TEX 999JAB 123JAG 501 to JAO 999April 11, 2016 – February 28, 2023White on blue ocean background with orange island mapsTransfer CentennialCAB 123CEY 001 to CGY 999Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States.TAB 123TEY 001 to TGX 999JAB 123JAQ 001 to JAX 999March 1, 2023 – presentBlack embossed with top strip teal, middle strip white, and low strip gold with 175th Emancipation logo in middle175th EmancipationCAB 123CGZ 001 to presentCommemorates the 175th EmancipationTAB 123TGY 001 to presentJAB 123JAY 001 to present

References

External links Plateshack.com - Virgin Islands Y2K