New Mexico License Plate
Date1940
Mediumembossed steel, paint
Dimensions5 7/8 × 13 1/2 in. (14.9 × 34.3 cm)
ClassificationsAwards, Plaques, & Signs
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Helen Grevey in memory of her husband Jay D. Hertz
Object numberPC2021.1.31
DescriptionEmbossed license plate with a dark red paint background and mustard yellow painted text and numbers. Debossed and unpainted border with embossed text and numbers. Across the top are the words "Coronado Cuarto Centennial," a celebration of Francisco Coronado's travel and exploration of New Mexico four hundred years before. Across the bottom are the words "New Mexico." There is a Zia symbol on the left side of the plate with the number "15" in its upper left angle, "40" in its upper right angle, "19" in its lower left angle, and "40" in its lower right angle. To the right of the Zia symbol is the serial number "18-958."On View
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