Vehicle registration plates of South Carolina
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The state of South Carolina
began requiring its citizens to register their vehicles and display license plates on their cars in 1917.
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
began requiring its citizens to register their vehicles and display license plates on their cars in 1917.
Passenger baseplates 1990 to present
| Image | Dates issued | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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| 1990 to December 1997 | Carolina Wren Carolina Wren The Carolina Wren is a common species of wren, resident in the eastern half of the USA, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico... (state bird). Dated "91" in right sticker box. |
none | ABC 123 | AAA 101 to ? | Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new license plate of 1990 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association Automobile License Plate Collectors Association The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association is the largest such organization in the world. Founded in Rumney Depot, New Hampshire, United States, in 1953 and holding its first meeting in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, in 1954, its members have come from all 50 U.S... , the first and, to date, only time South Carolina has been so honored. |
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| January 1998 to summer 2008 | Sabal palmetto Sabal palmetto Sabal palmetto, also known as cabbage palm, palmetto, cabbage palmetto, palmetto palm, blue palmetto, Carolina palmetto, common palmetto, swamp cabbage and sabal palm, is one of 15 species of palmetto palm . It is native to the southeastern United States, Cuba, and the Bahamas... (state tree Floral emblem In a number of countries, plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas. Some countries have a country-wide floral emblem; others in addition have symbols representing subdivisions. Different processes have been used to adopt these symbols - some are conferred by... ). Dated "99" in right sticker box. |
Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places. | 123 ABC | 101 AAA to present | Numbers 101 to 900 issued for each letter series. Serials were initially embossed but were surface-printed beginning at around the X series, and extended to number 999. | |
| 2003 to present | Black on light blue with national Flag of the United States The national flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars alternating with rows... and state flags Flag of South Carolina The flag of the state of South Carolina dates back to 1765 when opponents of the Stamp Act marched in protest behind a blue flag bearing three white crescents. In 1775 Colonel William Moultrie was asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety to design a flag for the South Carolina troops to use... . |
In God We Trust | 123 4AB | 101 1AA to present | No-cost optional plate. Serials were initially embossed but were later surface-printed. | |
| Summer 2008 to present | Black on multicolored sunset background with state flag motif at center. | TRAVEL2SC.COM | ABC 123 | AAA 101 to present | Serials are surface-printed. |