Georgia America 250 Plate
2026–2030Georgia · current · “250 Year Anniversary Revolutionary War”
Issued from January 2026 for the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of American independence, and available through 2030. Seven red stars mark the Revolutionary War sites in Georgia, from the fight at Van's Creek in the north to the naval action off Frederica in the south, by way of Kettle Creek, Augusta, Brier Creek, Savannah and Fort Morris. The design came from Georgia middle school students working with the Department of Education, which makes this the only plate in the archive drawn by children. The plate shown is a reconstruction carrying an invented serial, so no real registration is depicted.
One plate, several years
This design served from 2026 to 2030 rather than for a single year. A plate that stays on a car across several registrations cannot date itself, so the year is proved separately, by a tab or sticker in the earlier period and by a windscreen sticker later. It is the opposite arrangement to the annual plates, where the plate WAS the registration.
Printed, not stamped
This plate is smooth. The design is printed onto flat reflective sheeting rather than pressed into the metal. It is what makes photographic backgrounds and fine detail possible at all, and it is the reason a modern plate feels like a sign where an older one feels like a stamping.
Sources
Reference is the Department of Revenue's own artwork for the plate, corroborated by a news photograph of the manufactured plate held by the student who designed it (All rights reserved, cited not reproduced). Issue date, the seven Revolutionary War sites, the student design programme and confirmation that the plate carries no extra fee (All rights reserved, cited not reproduced).
- Issued
- Standard issue
- The plate you received by default when you registered a vehicle.
- Serial format
- AAA9AA
- Material
- Flat aluminium, printed on reflective sheeting
- Source license
- All rights reserved, cited not reproduced
- Reference
- View original