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

New Mexico License Plate

Date1926
Mediumembossed steel, paint
Dimensions4 9/16 × 12 in. (11.6 × 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsAwards, Plaques, & Signs
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Helen Grevey in memory of her husband Jay D. Hertz
Object numberPC2021.1.71
DescriptionThis original plate is embossed light gray with the red serial "46716" in the center of the plate. To the left of the serial, in red paint, is the letter "N" stacked on top of an "M." To the right of the serial, also in red paint, is a "2" stacked on top of a "6," indicating the date 1926. 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 red stripe border just inside the edges of the plate.
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