New Mexico License Plate
Date1936
Mediumembossed steel, paint
Dimensions6 × 13 1/2 in. (15.2 × 34.3 cm)
ClassificationsAwards, Plaques, & Signs
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Helen Grevey in memory of her husband Jay D. Hertz
Object numberPC2021.1.46
DescriptionThis is an embossed white plate with the blue serial "US-219" in the center of the plate. Above the serial, and written in blue paint, is "OFFICIAL." Below the serial, and written in blue paint, is "NEW MEXICO." To the left of the serial is a blue Zia symbol with the two digit year embossed in it - "36," also in blue paint. There are four bolt holes, one in each corner, and four additional horizontal bolt slits - 2 on the top of the plate and 2 on the bottom. There is also a debossed border around the edge of the plate.On View
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