![]() ![]() That said, I do give top marks to the plates issued through the 1950s, not in terms of color or shape, but typeface. While there are a few maroon-and-gold designs, it’s interesting to see the license plates in color schemes not typically associated with any Minnesota athletic teams, like green-on-white, or black-on-silver. (Personally, I was hoping to do so.) There are subtle variations in shape and color scheme, and if you look through the meticulously detailed Wikipedia roundup on the topic, you can see the evolution. There’s not really enough variation in the Minnesota plates issued between the 1930s and 1970s to rank them aesthetically, if you were hoping I’d do so. ![]() I’ll never forget that iconic 1980s-era California plate – not because I’d ever been to California or even seen a California license plate in real life, but because of how often the design turned up in TV shows and video games. That’s when you start getting those iconic license plates you probably half-remember from the pop cultural references of the end of the last of century. With the advent of more sophisticated production techniques, it became possible for license plates to allow for some graphic variation. Usually they were one color with embossed letters and numbers of a second color stamped on the front, the name of the state, year and “10,000 Lakes” included on the top and bottom. When you find a formula that works, you stick with it.īefore 1978, as with the license plates of most states, Minnesota plates tended to be utilitarian. The motto “10,000 Lakes” has appeared on the license plate since 1950. ![]()
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