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PLATE TYPE (first year of issue) PLATE FORMATTING REFERENCE INFORMATION
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PLATE PHOTOS & NEEDED IMAGES |
UPDATES |
SAMPLES AND PROTOTYPES |
IS PLATE VANITY ELIGIBLE? |
Medal of Honor (1982) | ||||
FORMAT: The center of the plate shall bear a golden bronze replica of the appropriate medal. The initials of each recipient shall be embossed to the left of the medal and the letters MOH (for Medal of Honor) shall be embossed to the right of the medal. This formatting differs somewhat from that spelled out in the vehicle code.
The plate shown here was issued to Gino J. Merli for his heroic efforts in World War II.
Look up Gino Merli and read his heroic account.
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All above photos were taken by John Clark |
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Sample |
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Air Force Cross (2012) |
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Type added 11/4/12
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from Tom Perri |
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened AC suffix. |
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Bronze Star (2012) |
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Type added 11/4/12 The Bronze Star Medal, unofficially the Bronze Star, is a United States decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.
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from Jordan Irazabal
from Tom Perri from Ryan Battin from Jim McDevitt |
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened BZ suffix.
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from Arthur Levine from Jeff Lawson |
Bronze Star for Valor (2012) |
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Type added 11/4/12. The Bronze Star Medal, unofficially the Bronze Star, is a United States decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. Whenever the medal is awarded by the Army and Air Force for acts of valor in combat, the "V" Device is authorized for wear on the medal and whenever the medal is awarded by the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard for acts of valor or meritorious service in combat, the Combat "V" is authorized for wear on the medal. |
from Bruce Bufalini from Jordan Irazabal and Tom Perri from Arthur Levine from Jaska Börner |
Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened BV suffix. |
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Removal of sticker well and addition of map outline. Format change added 2/18/18 |
from Ryan Battin |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened BV suffix. |
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Combat Action Badge (2014) |
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This series of Combat Action plates came about as a result of Act 109 of 2014. | ||||||||
Type added 11/2/14
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from Nathan Krawzyk from Bruce Bufalini from Kyle Kuser |
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix. |
from Arthur Levine from Tom Perri |
Combat Action Medal (2014) |
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This series of Combat Action plates came about as a result of Act 109 of 2014. | ||||||||
Type added 11/2/14 |
from Tom Perri and Jordan Irazabal |
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix.
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from Tom Perri |
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Combat Action Ribbon (2014) |
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This series of Combat Action plates came about as a result of Act 109 of 2014. | ||||||||
Type added 11/2/14 |
from Nick Tsilakis from Steve Ondik |
Image added 4/15 |
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Yes | ||||
Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix.
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from Jordan Irazabal |
Combat Infantryman Badge (2014) |
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This series of Combat Action plates came about as a result of Act 109 of 2014. | ||||||||
Type added 11/2/14 |
from Nick Tsilakis from Jordan Irazabal from Steve Ondik |
Image added 4/1 |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix. |
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Removal of sticker well and addition of map outline. Format change added 11/19/17 |
from Tom Perri |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix. |
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Combat Medical Badge (2014) |
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This series of Combat Action plates came about as a result of Act 109 of 2014. | ||||||||
Type added 11/2/14
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix. |
Combat Wounded Veteran (Purple Heart) (1986) |
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This plate version to the right has been replaced; however, the owner continues to use it with a current sticker. |
from Nick Tsilakis |
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Yes
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On visitPA base with screened image, P/H and Tag Line. First spotted 11/17/04.
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from Nick Tsilakis from Nick Tsilakis from Nick Tsilakis
from Jordan Irazabal from Jordan Irazabal from Ryan Battin from Tom Perri and Jordan Irazabal |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted.
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from Chuck Harrington |
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Disabled Veteran (1976) |
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FORMAT 1: DV-0000 to DV-9999 PENNSYLVANIA on top; DISABLED VETERAN on bottom, condensed legend font, 2 sticker wells on top left and right. |
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FORMAT 2: DV-10000 to DV-21999, PENNSYLVANIA on top; DISABLED VETERAN on bottom, condensed legend font, 2 sticker wells on top left and right. |
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FORMAT 3: DV-22000 to DV-24999, PENNSYLVANIA on top; DISABLED VETERAN on bottom, condensed legend font, sticker well bottom left. |
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FORMAT 4: From DV-25000 to DV-27999, PENNSYLVANIA on bottom; DISABLED VETERAN on top, condensed legend font, sticker well bottom left. |
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Stacked prefix, PENNSYLVANIA on bottom; DISABLED VETERAN on top, wide legend font, sticker well bottom left. |
from Tom Perri and Jordan Irazabal
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FORMAT 6: DV-29000 to DV-34549 or below, PENNSYLVANIA on bottom DISABLED VETERAN on top, wide legend font, sticker well bottom left. |
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FORMAT 7 From DV-34549 or below to DV-34654 or above. Same as above except for a keystone separator in place of the normal dash separator. |
from Ryan Battin from Nick Tsilakis |
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FORMAT 8: From DV-34655 or above to DV-36749. Same as Format 6. |
from Jordan Irazabal from Ryan Battin
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FORMAT 9: From DV-79000 and are issued in pairs. Vehicle owners who have equipment on the rear of the vehicle for carrying a wheelchair or personal assistive device are authorized to be issued two plates since the assistive device and carrier may block visibility of the vehicle mounted plate. While these plates have their own unique number series and are issued in pairs, the plates have the DV prefix flat screened as well as PENNSYLVANIA in dark blue on top and DISABLED VETERAN in red on bottom. |
from Nick Tsilakis from Nick Tsilakis |
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FORMAT 10: DV- 0 Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened DV- prefix. The plates have the DV prefix flat screened as well as PENNSYLVANIA in dark blue on top and DISABLED VETERAN in red on bottom.
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from Brian Craig from Bruce Bufalini from Steve Ondik |
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FORMAT 10A: DV-36750 to to current high Flat screened DV- prefix, plus PENNSYLVANIA in dark blue on top and DISABLED VETERAN in red on bottom.
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from Nick Tsilakis DV-37007 spotted by Nick Tsilakis 2/13/17 from Bruce Bufalini |
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Disabled Veteran, Severe Disability (1986) |
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The plate to the right is a bit of a mystery. The plate is obviously old, yet the number series is way too high for Disabled Veteran. My first guess is that it is an early issue of Severely Disabled Veteran. The plate to the right is another example of the plate above. While this one is not current it is a better image and offers some indication of vintage. |
Unknown format
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Yes, as configured in Format 3C below |
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PENNSYLVANIA on top and DISABLED VETERAN on bottom. |
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DISABLES VETERAN on top and PENNSYLVANIA on bottom. |
from Brendan Sherry from Jordan Irazabal |
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Flat screened PENNSYLVANIA on top and DISABLED VETERAN on bottom, wheelchair & stacked DV. First seen around 6/2013. |
from Ryan Battin from Ryan Battin from Ryan Battin from Ryan Battin from Bruce Bufalini |
Image added 3/25 |
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Vehicle owners who have a device on the rear of the vehicle for carrying a wheelchair or personal assistive device are authorized to be issued two plates since the assistive device and carrier may block visibility of the vehicle mounted plate. |
Image needed |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted. |
from Ryan Battin from Tom Perri from Ron Lunn from Bill Stephens from Jordan Irazabal from Brendan Sherry from Arthur Levine |
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Disabled Veteran Motorcycle, Severe Disability |
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FORMAT: This plate uses the Veteran Motorcycle plate with a Person with Disability sticker. |
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Yes ($50) |
Personalized
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Distinguished Flying Cross (2012) | ||||||||
Type added 11/4/12 |
from Bill Ceravola from Tom Perri and Jordan Irazabal from Jaska Börner |
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Yes |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened FC suffix. |
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Distinguished Service Cross (2012) |
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Type added 11/4/12 |
Image needed
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix. |
Expeditionary Forces (1995) |
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Base is white, EF stacked prefix, followed by 4 digit serial number followed by VETERAN stacked to the right all in blue, Expeditionary Forces along top in red, PENNSYLVANIA along bottom, and border all in red. Sticker well lower left. Narrow separation between the prefix and the numbers. Changeover points are approximate. |
from Colin M. from Jordan Irazabal
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Same as above except wide separation between the prefix and the numbers. Changeover points are approximate. |
from Jordan Irazabal from Heather Butera-Howel |
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Same as above except narrow separation between the prefix and the numbers. Changeover points are approximate |
from Tom Perri from Tom Perri Reid Williamson thru Jordan Irazabal from Jordan Irazabal from Tom Perri |
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New design 3/9/14. Same colors, all features are now flat screened except 4 digit number.
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from Tom Perri from Brendan Sherry
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New design 12/14. VisitPA base, Expeditionary Forces medal on left, stacked EF prefix. Only 4 digit serial number is embossed. Bottom legend reads Expeditionary Forces Veteran. |
from Ryan Battin from Steve Ondik |
Image added 3/11 |
Yes |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted.
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted. No sticker well & no map outline. |
from Nick Tsilakis |
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Gold Star Family (2006) |
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Type added 10/8/06 Plate was released early November 2006 |
from Jordan Irazabal from Bill Ceravola from Steve Ondik |
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Personalized, up to 4 characters permitted. |
from Tom Perri from Jeff Lawson |
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Korean Defense Service Medal (2010) |
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Type added 7/10. |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix.
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from Matt Boyer |
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Korean War Veteran (1993) |
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from Jeff Lawson |
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Not yet available
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Navy Cross (2012) |
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Type added 11/4/12 |
from Fred Monahan from Tom Perri & Jordan Irazabal |
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix.
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reserve issue |
from Nick Tsilakis |
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Yes
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general issue Type added 7/17/05, moved to active 9/18/05 |
from Nick Tsilakis from Ryan Battin from Michael Sherry from Jaska Börner |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted. |
from Bruce Bufalini |
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reserve issue |
from Bruce Bufalini from Eric Conner |
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Yes
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general issue Type added 7/17/05, moved to active 9/18/05 |
from Nick Tsilakis from Ian Emmett from Brendan Sherry from Jordan Irazabal from Steve Ondik from Jordan Irazabal |
Image added 2/25 |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted. |
from Ian Emmett |
PA National Guard (2018) |
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Type added 3/4/2018. Plates not in use yet |
Plates not in use yet |
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Pearl Harbor Survivor (1990) |
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The plate with the P/H/S000 format is an unknown/unverified format.
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from Michael Wiener
from Tom Perri
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Not yet available |
Persian Gulf War Veteran (1993) |
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This early edition was made with the logo inverted. |
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upright logo, plus some earlier plates that were replaced.
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from Jeff Hinkle from Brent W. Thompson from Ryan Battin |
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Now on visitPA base, July 2015. South West Asia Service Medal on plate.
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from Bruce Bufalini from Nick Tsilakis |
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Yes |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted. |
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Prisoner of War (1982) |
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FORMAT 1: POW-000 to POW-999, two sticker wells at top. There may have been a run of these plates with the placement of PENNSYLVANIA and PRISONER OF WAR reversed. |
from Steve Ondik
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Note: Sample images do not necessarily correspond to the various formats. |
Yes ($50) |
FORMAT 2: 000-POW to 999-POW, two sticker wells. |
from Michael Wiener |
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FORMAT 3: POW-A00 to POW-V67 or beyond. |
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FORMAT 4: POW-V68 or above to current high New design 8/11/13.
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from Bruce Bufalini |
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Silver Star (2012) |
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Type added 11/4/12 |
from Tom Perri from Jaska Börner from Bruce Bufalini |
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Yes
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Up to 5 characters permitted
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Type added 2/5/17 Plates active ~ 5/2017
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Image needed |
Type active 5/2017 |
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Yes
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Up to 5 characters permitted |
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U.S. Air Force Veteran (2009) |
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Type added 11/19/09
Note, these plates are missing the words Air Force at the bottom of the logo. |
from Tom Perri from Angel Kisses |
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted.
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from Arthur Levine from Bruce Bufalini from Jordan Irazabal and Tom Perri |
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Type added 2/5/17 Plates active ~ 5/2017 |
Image needed |
Type active 5/2017 |
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Yes
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Up to 5 characters permitted
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U.S. Army Veteran (2009) |
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13700A/R Type added 11/19/09 |
from Bill Ceravola from Brendan Sherry from Ryan Battin from Tom Perri |
Image added 3/13 |
Yes |
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Up to 5 characters permitted |
from Nick Tsilakis from Jeff Lawson from Jeff Lawson from Ron Lunn from Arthur Levine |
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Format: Likely from 13701A/R to current high Format added 4/1/18
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from Tom Perri |
Image added 4/1 |
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Type added 2/5/17 Plates active ~ 5/2017 |
Image needed |
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Yes |
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Up to 5 characters permitted |
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U.S. Coast Guard Veteran (2009) |
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Type added 11/19/09 |
from Jordan Irazabal and Tom Perri from Tom Perri from Brendan Sherry |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix. |
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Type added 2/5/17 Plates active ~ 5/2017 |
from Jordan Irazabal |
Image added 3/18 |
Yes |
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Up to 5 characters permitted |
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U.S. Marine Corps Veteran (2009) |
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Type added 11/19/09 |
from Nick Tsilakis from Brendan Sherry from Ryan Battin from Steve Ondik from Steve Ondik |
Image added 2/18 |
Yes |
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Up to 5 characters permitted |
from Arthur Levine |
Image added 2/18 |
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U.S. Merchant Marine (2013) |
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Type added 4/28/13 Plates active ~ 6/2013
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from Ed Pfaeffle |
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Yes |
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Up to 5 characters permitted |
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U.S. Military Airborne Units (2013) |
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Type added 4/28/13
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from Michael Sherry from Ryan Battin |
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters with flat screened CO suffix.
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U.S. Navy (Active Duty) (2017) |
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Type added 2/5/17 Plates active ~ 5/2017
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Up to 5 characters permitted |
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U.S. Navy Veteran (2009) |
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Type added 11/19/09
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from Steve Ondik from Ryan Battin from Ryan Battin |
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Yes
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted.
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from Brendan Sherry from Steve Ondik from Jeff Lawson |
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FORMAT 1:
Found this #1 image of a veteran plate on PA State Rep. Dick Stevenson's website. When this new series of plates came out, the first over-the-counter plates were issued with a 00100 U/S format. Now it has been confirmed that plates with numbers below 100 have been issued. I have emailed Rep. Stevenson requesting a clarification and received no response.
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from Arnold Cummings from Tom Perri from Brendan Sherry from Nick Tsilakis |
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FORMAT 1A:
Type added 7/17/05, moved to active 9/18/05. |
from Ned Flynn
from Brendan Sherry |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted. |
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Veteran Motorcycle (2004) |
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FORMAT: V0100 to current high INFORMATION UPDATED 7/17/04 See Form MV-150 These new license plates available around 9/04..
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from Thomas Zangla
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Yes
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Personalized
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Vietnam War Veteran (1999) |
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This colorized plate appears to have been hand painted and is not a newer graphic type. |
from Steve Ondik from Ryan Battin
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On visitPA base New design 11/6/14. |
from Jeff Lawson from Ryan Battin from Jordan Irazabal from Jaska Börner |
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Personalized, up to 5 characters permitted. |
from Jordan Irazabal from Jeff Lawson from Steve Ondik from Steve Ondik |
World War II Veteran (1995) |
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from Matt Ciecka
from Ryan Battin from Tom Perri |
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Not yet available
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