New Mexico License Plate
Date1931
Mediumembossed steel, paint
Dimensions6 × 12 1/8 in. (15.2 × 30.8 cm)
ClassificationsAwards, Plaques, & Signs
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Helen Grevey in memory of her husband Jay D. Hertz
Object numberPC2021.1.65
DescriptionThis original plate is embossed yellow/gold with the black serial "18-450" in the center of the plate. Below the serial, and written in black paint, is "NEW MEXICO." To the right of the serial, in black paint, "TRUCK" is written vertically with the letters stacked on top of one another. To the left of the serial, and in black paint, is a Zia symbol with the numbers "31" in the center of the Zia - indicating the date of the plate is 1931. There are four bolt holes, one in each corner, and two additional horizontal bolt slits on the top of the plate. There is also an embossed black stripe border just inside the edges of the plate.On View
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