Vehicle registration plates of Wisconsin

The U.S. state of Wisconsin first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1905. Plates are currently issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DMV).

Passenger baseplates 1917 to present

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1917	White on dark green
	1919	Yellow on deep green
	1931	Yellow on blue
	1941	Black on yellow	America's Dairyland
	1955	Green on white	America's Dairyland
	1959	Green on white	America's Dairyland
	1963	Dark blue on white	America's Dairyland
	1965	White on maroon	America's Dairyland
	1973	Red on reflective white	America's Dairyland
	1980	Black on reflective yellow	America's Dairyland
	July 1986 to early 1987	blue on reflective white with stylized lake and farm graphic	America's Dairyland	ABC-123	AAA-000 to ?	Recalled starting in August 1993 and replaced with plates with red serials.
	early 1987 to 2000	red on reflective white with stylized lake and farm graphic	America's Dairyland	ABC-123	?
	June 2000 to present	black on reflective white with stylized lake and farm graphic	America's Dairyland	123-ABC	000-AAA to present

Optional types

Image	Type	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Amateur Radio	? to present	Same design as standard passenger plate, but with "Amateur Radio" legend.		various	various
	Children's Trust Fund	? to present	Red on white with multicolored image of child at left.	Celebrate Children	12345K	10001K to present
	1997 to January 1, 1999, with remakes made until August 1, 2008.	Sesquicentennial of Wisconsin's statehood	1848 Sesquicentennial 1998	red on multicolored background	12345A A1234B A123BC		Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new optional license plate of 1997 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Wisconsin has been so honored. Co-recipient with Manitoba.

Non-passenger types

Image	Type	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Bus	? to present		America's Dairyland	12345B
	Disabled person	? to present	Embossed wheelchair at right.	America's Dairyland	12345D	10001D to present
	Trailer	? to present	Same as passenger, but with embossed "TRAILER" legend in black in place of slogan.		1234 Z/A
	Truck	? to present	Same as passenger, but with embossed "TRUCK" legend in black in place of slogan.				May be personalized.

External links

• Wisconsin license plates 1969-present