Vehicle registration plates of Wyoming

The U.S. state of Wyoming first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1913. Plates are issued and regulated by the Wyoming Department of Transportation through its Motor Vehicle Services division.

Wyoming license plates have included an image of a Bucking Horse and Rider since 1936.

Wyoming state law usually requires front and rear license plates. However, on July 1, 2015, a new law took effect that allowed custom and antique vehicles to display only rear plates, as well as vehicles that were originally manufactured without a plate bracket on the front.^[1]

Passenger baseplates 1913 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for license plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the first Wyoming license plate that complied with these standards.

Image	First issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1918	Embossed white numbers and lettering on brown plate with white border line; "1918 WYO." embossed at left	none	12345
	1921	Embossed white numbers on black 1920 base plate; "1921 WYO" embossed in black on green metal insert at left	none	12345
	1922	Embossed black numbers on white base; "1922 WYO" embossed in black at left	none	12345
	1923	Embossed white numbers on black base; "WYO 1923" embossed in white at left	none	12345
	1924	Embossed white numbers on red base; "1924 WYO" embossed in white at left	none	12345
	1925	Embossed black numbers on white base; "1925 WYO" embossed in black at left	none	12345
	1926	Embossed white numbers and top and bottom border on green plate; "WYO 1926" embossed in white at left	none	12345
	1927	Embossed black numbers and top and bottom border on yellow base; "1927 WYO" embossed in black at left	none	12345
	1928	Embossed yellow numbers and top and bottom border on black base; "WYO 1928" embossed in black at left	none	12345
	1929	Embossed red numbers and top and bottom border on white base; "WYO 1929" embossed in red at left	none	12345
	1930	Embossed white numbers on black plate; white lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1930" embossed in white block letters at bottom	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1931	Embossed green numbers on gray plate; green lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1931" embossed in green block letters at bottom	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1932	Embossed cream numbers on brown plate; cream lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1932" embossed in cream block letters at bottom	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1933	Embossed black numbers on white plate; black lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1933" embossed in black block letters at bottom	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1934	Embossed white numbers on dark red plate; white lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1934" embossed in white block letters at bottom	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1935	Embossed blue numbers on white plate; blue lines at top and bottom borders; "WYOMING 1935" embossed in blue block letters at bottom	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1936	Embossed black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1936 WYOMING" embossed in black block letters at top	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	First use of the Bucking Horse and Rider.
	1937	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on brown plate with border line; "1937 WYOMING" embossed in yellow block letters at top	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	Issued in the colors of the University of Wyoming, in honor of its 50th anniversary.[2]
	1938	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on navy blue plate with border line; "1938 WYOMING" embossed in yellow block letters at top	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1939	Embossed navy blue numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on golden yellow plate with border line; "1939 WYOMING" embossed in navy blue block letters at bottom	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1940	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on turquoise plate with border line; "1940 WYOMING" embossed in white block letters at top	none	1-1234 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1941	Embossed red numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1941 WYOMING" embossed in red block letters at top	none	1-1234 2-A123 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	One-letter, three-digit serials issued in Laramie County after 2-9999 was reached. This occurred again in 1942.
	1942	Embossed black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1942 WYOMING" embossed in black block letters at top	none	1-1234 2-A123 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1943	Embossed golden yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "1943 WYOMING" embossed in golden yellow block letters at top	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	Five-digit serials issued in Laramie County after 2-9999 was reached; this occurred on each subsequent base until 1956. Natrona County followed suit from 1949.
	1944	Black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on golden yellow plate with border line; "1944 WYOMING" in black block letters at top	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)	Manufactured on soybean-based fiberboard due to metal conservation for World War II.
	1945	Embossed black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1945 WYOMING" embossed in black block letters at top	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1946	Embossed green numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on beige plate with border line; "1946 WYOMING" embossed in green block letters at top	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1947	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "1947 WYOMING" embossed in white block letters at top	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1948	Embossed brown numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on golden yellow plate with border line; "1948 WYOMING" embossed in brown block letters at top	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1949	Embossed red numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1949 WYOMING" embossed in red block letters at bottom	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1950	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "1950 WYOMING" embossed in white block letters at top	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1951	Embossed black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "1951 WYOMING" embossed in black block letters at top	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1952	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "52 WYOMING" embossed in yellow block letters at bottom	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1953	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with white border line; "53 WYOMING" embossed in white block letters at bottom	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1954	Embossed black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "54 WYOMING" embossed in black block letters at bottom	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1955	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "55 WYOMING" embossed in yellow block letters at top	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	1956	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "56 WYOMING" embossed in white block letters at bottom	none	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	First 6" x 12" plate. Stacked county codes introduced in two-digit counties; all serials restricted to four characters in length.
	1957	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 57" embossed in yellow block letters at top right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1958	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on green plate with border line; "WYO 58" embossed in yellow block letters at bottom right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1959	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 59" embossed in white block letters at top right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1960	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 60" embossed in yellow block letters at bottom right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1961	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on red plate with border line; "WYO 61" embossed in white block letters at top right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1962	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on Columbia blue plate with border line; "WYO 62" embossed in white block letters at bottom right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1963	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 63" embossed in white block letters at top right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1964	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on red plate with border line; "WYO 64" embossed in white block letters at bottom right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1965	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 65" embossed in yellow block letters at top right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1966	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on dark green plate with border line; "WYO 66" embossed in white block letters at bottom right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1967	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on red plate with border line; "WYO 67" embossed in white block letters at top right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1968	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on brown plate with border line; "WYO 68" embossed in yellow block letters at bottom right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1969	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on dark blue plate with border line; "WYO 69" embossed in white block letters at top right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1970	Embossed yellow numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on dark green plate with border line; "WYO 70" embossed in yellow block letters at bottom right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1971	Embossed white numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on black plate with border line; "WYO 71" embossed in white block letters at top right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1972	Embossed brown numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on yellow plate with border line; "WYO 72" embossed in brown block letters at bottom right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1972 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first time Wyoming was so honored.
	1973	Embossed black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with border line; "WYO 73" embossed in black block letters at top right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1974	As 1972 base, but with "WYO 74" embossed at bottom right	none	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)
	1975	Embossed light blue numbers and screened light blue Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate with light blue border line; red band screened at bottom containing "WYOMING" in white block letters in the center, "19" on the left and "75" on the right	"THE SPIRIT OF '76 — In the American West!" screened in red Wild West-style font centered at top	1-1234 1-123A 1-A123 1-A/B123 1/0-1234 1/0-123A	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 1/0)	Revalidated for 1976 and 1977 with stickers. Five-character serials, with two stacked letters, issued in Laramie and Natrona Counties from 1977 after four-character serials were exhausted.
	1978	Embossed brown numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on white plate; brown wooden fence graphic screened at bottom; "WYOMING" screened in Wild West-style font on wooden sign graphic at top, offset to right; "78" screened in same manner in top left corner	none	00-0000 00-000A/A (following exhaustion of above format)	Coded by county of issuance	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1978 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the second time Wyoming was so honored.
	1983	Embossed brown numbers and screened brown Bucking Horse and Rider on yellow plate; brown wooden fence graphic screened at bottom; "WYOMING" screened in brown serifed letters at top, offset to right; "83" screened in top left corner	none	00-0000 00-000A/A (following exhaustion of above format)	Coded by county of issuance
	January 1988	Embossed red numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate featuring white cloud-covered mountains against a blue sky; "Wyoming" screened in dark blue serifed letters at top, offset to right	"1890 Centennial 1990" screened in dark blue serifed letters at bottom	00-0000 00-000A/A (following exhaustion of above format)	Coded by county of issuance
	January 1993	Embossed dark blue numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate with blue, green and yellow mountains against a pale blue sky; "Wyoming" screened in dark blue serifed letters at top, offset to right	none	00-0000 00-000A/A (following exhaustion of above format)	Coded by county of issuance
	January 2000	Embossed black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate with Devils Tower screened at right against a cloudy blue sky; "WYOMING" screened in white serifed letters at bottom, offset to right	none	00-0000 00-000A (following exhaustion of above format) 00-00AA (following exhaustion of above format) 00-0AAA (following exhaustion of above format)	Coded by county of issuance	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 2000 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the third time Wyoming was so honored.
	October 2001[3]	As above, but with numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider screened rather than embossed				Bucking Horse and Rider originally the same shape as on embossed plates, but later given greater detail.
	January 2008	Screened black numbers and Bucking Horse and Rider on graphic plate featuring the Teton Range, with cloudy blue sky above and green forest below; "WYOMING" screened in white serifed letters centered at bottom	none	00-00000 00-0000A (following exhaustion of above format)	Coded by county of issuance	Full-size county codes used for two-digit counties for the first time since 1955; serials increased to five characters in length.

Non-passenger plates

First issued in 2008.

Image	Type	Slogan	Serial format	Notes
	Truck	None	Coded by county of issuance: 00-00000 (variable number of digits following divider)	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic TRUCK at top of plate
	Apportioned	None	A00000 (variable number of digits following divider)	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic APPORTIONED at top of plate
	Commercial	None	Coded by county of issuance: 00-00000 (variable number of digits following divider)	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic COMMERCIAL at top of plate
	Exempt	None	E/X-12345 (variable number of digits following divider)	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic EXEMPT at top of plate
	City	None	CI-12345 (variable number of digits following divider)	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic EXEMPT at top of plate

Previous non-passenger plates

Image	First issued	Type	Serial format	Notes
	1993	House Trailer	Coded by county of issuance: 00H/T0000 (variable number of digits following divider)	Mountains HOUSE TRL at bottom of plate

Specialty plates

First issued in 2008.

Image	Type	Logo used	Serial format	Notes
	Amateur Radio	None	Amateur Radio Call Sign	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic AMATEUR RADIO at top of plate
	Disabled Veteran	American Flag DV Overlay	Coded in serial: 0000	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic DISABLED VETERAN at top of plate
	Emergency Medical Technician	Star of Life	Coded in serial: 0000	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic
	Firefighter	Firefighter Logo	Coded in serial: 0000	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic FIREFIGHTER at top of plate
	Pearl Harbor Survivor	American Flag PHS Overlay	Coded in serial: 0000	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR at top of plate
	Pioneer (Antique)	None	Coded in serial: WYO-0000	Reflective white on black PIONEER at top of plate
	Prestige	None	Coded by county number: 00-0000 with any acceptable combination of up to four letters and numbers following county prefix personalized by owner	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic
	Prisoner of War	POW-MIA Banner	Coded in serial: 0000	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic PRISONER OF WAR at top of plate
	Purple Heart Recipient	Purple Heart	Coded in serial: 0000	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic COMBAT WOUNDED at top of plate
	University of Wyoming	None	Coded by county of issuance: 00-0000 (variable number of digits following divider)	Reflective yellow on brown UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING at bottom of plate
	Veteran	American Flag Seal of Branch of Service Overlay	Coded in serial: AR000 (Army), NA000 (Navy), AF000 (Air Force), MC000 (Marine Corps), CG000 (Coast Guard), MM000 (Merchant Marine)	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic VETERAN at top of plate
	Wyoming National Guard	National Guard Flags	Coded in serial: 0000	Black on reflective white with Teton Range background graphic NATIONAL GUARD at top of plate

County codes

Code	County
1	Natrona
2	Laramie
3	Sheridan
4	Sweetwater
5	Albany
6	Carbon
7	Goshen
8	Platte
9	Big Horn
10	Fremont
11	Park
12	Lincoln
13	Converse
14	Niobrara
15	Hot Springs
16	Johnson
17	Campbell
18	Crook
19	Uinta
20	Washakie
21	Weston
22	Teton
23	Sublette
99	Rental vehicle

References

1. "Wyoming Bill to Provide Single License Plate Signed Into Law". SEMA. March 5, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
2. "New Wyoming Auto License Plates Appear". Weston County Gazette (Upton). October 15, 1936. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
3. "March of the Flats". The Andrew Turnbull Network. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

External links

• Wyoming license plates 1969-present