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New Mexico License Plate
New Mexico License Plate
New Mexico License Plate

New Mexico License Plate

Date1927
Mediumembossed steel, paint
Dimensions5 7/8 × 12 1/4 in. (14.9 × 31.1 cm)
ClassificationsAwards, Plaques, & Signs
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Helen Grevey in memory of her husband Jay D. Hertz
Object numberPC2021.1.68
DescriptionThis is an embossed yellow plate with the black serial "49-962" in the center of the plate. Below the serial, and written in black paint, is "NEW MEXICO." To the left of the serial, and in black paint, is a Zia symbol with the numbers "27" in the center of the Zia - indicating the date of the plate is 1927. There are five bolt holes - one in each corner and two in the upper right. There are also two additional horizontal bolt slits on the top of the plate.
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