Kentucky License Plates

Kentucky High Plates	Print

Several special types, as well as Handicapped, are now using the generic 1234 A/A series. Jacob Newkirk reports that Kentucky uses a special registration code (not displayed on the plate) in conjunction with these plates that denotes the plate type to avoid confusion.

Jacob Newkirk reports that Kentucky is using a different type of reflective sheeting now, probably supplied by Avery Dennison. The blue fade background is considerably brighter than the earlier issues. The "squiggle" hologram appears to be gone, and the old silhouette of the state with the year the plate was made is gone, replaced by an outline of the state with "KY" inside it.

Type	Plate	Notes	Reporter
Unbridled Spirit	771 LGH	Jefferson Co. 003 AAA is the current low, reported by Mark O'Neil. The current high has the newer dies that have been appearing on Specials. This appears to be a permanent change. Original dies high - 838 JCB Marion Co. New dies low - 981 JCB Marion Co. Jacob Newkirk reports on 2008-03-28 that it appears the design on passenger plates has been changed slightly, as the blue along the bottom of each plate is now brighter than that on older plates. County decals have also been changed, with a new font and brighter blue color.	Charles Humphrey 8/30/10
Non-passenger Plates
Farm	0876 c s	Completely redesigned; "KENTUCKY" and "FARM" are yellow outlined in blue, w/ Kentucky Proud, FFA & 4-H logos at left. C/B, C/H, and C/R series used, now C/S.	Jacob Newkirk 3/24/09
Handicapped	9056 c x	Unbridled Spirit issue A/E, A/F, B/R, B/T, C/V, C/W series used before C/X No county coding or county stickers on this type. The word "PARKING" appears where a county sticker would be. Back to all new dies, same spacing as early double-letter ones (A/F through B/R used some old dies, wide spacing)	Jacob Newkirk 5/11/10
Motorcycle	BE646	Upon reaching 9999Z, the series changed to AA000.	Charles Humphrey 8/18/10
Motorcycle - Handicapped	M 626	Red letter with mini wheelchair	Gary Whitt 9/06/08
Official	W 6532	There have been some big jumps in Official plates, leading us to believe that they may be coded for use by different state agencies. So far, official sources will not comment. Does anyone know? Jacob Newkirk reports that some agencies are putting different decals over the state seal. Jacob reports N 6072, which is not a high, yet it has the new dies. The current high has the old dies.	Jacob Newkirk 3/31/10
Recreational Vehicle	0048 C Y	New dies & number format. Still uses "Recreational Vehicle" decal along the bottom, numbers are centered on the plate, unlike the Specials.	Jacob Newkirk 7/18/10
Temporary	5453191		Gary Whitt 4/10/09
Truck	513473	Note: The former 6000 LB. Truck plate is no longer being issued. Passenger plates are now issued to those vehicles unless the owner chooses to move up to the 10000 LB. Truck plate, which have changed from an annual dated issue in the 1AB-234 format to a stickered base with Passenger dies in a six digit all-numeric format. These plates still have 10000 embossed at the bottom and have the same dies as Unbridled Spirit plates, although some have been appearing randomly with the old dies. Dan Mergard observes that the plate numbers increase with the weight class, so tracking a single high for Trucks will probably be impossible now. Old dies high (10000) - 382025 New dies low (10000) - 402740 through at least 439271, but 446240 is back the the original pass. dies. 474685 is back to new dies. The former purple on white series ended at 5000-JM.	Jacob Newkirk 8/04/10
Specialty Plates
Breast Cancer Awareness	6239 c v	"Driving For A Cure" -- uses same new dies as Ky Colonel and Share the Road plates. Gary Whitt reports 0013A/Cas a low. Series used: A/B, A/C, A/D, A/E, A/F, A/L, B/R, B/S, B/T, C/V	Jacob Newkirk 1/27/10
Cardinal - Nature's Finest	E9559		Charles Humphrey 7/10/08
Choose life	2564 a d	Advanced from A/C to A/D suffix. Still using old dies.	Jacob Newkirk 3/06/09
Cumberland Falls (Nature)	9910 b w	B/D and B/F series also used, now B/W.	Gary Whitt 6/24/09
Dog & Cat	35094	New dies Gary Whitt reports 33306 with old dies, so there is still some switching back and forth between new and old dies.	Charles Humphrey 8/29/10
Eastern Kentucky University	8342 A V	Redesigned for 2008	Jacob Newkirk 1/29/08
Fallen Officers Trust	7566 A Y	Replaces the Law Enforcement Memorial plate, but the purpose and beneficiary is the same.	Jacob Newkirk 1/29/08
Firefighter	1834 a x		Gary Whitt 9/15/08
Fraternal Order of Police	L-094	New dies, otherwise same design as has been used for several years.	Jacob Newkirk 10/16/09
Go Wild! Support Our Zoo	3274 B T	Louisville Zoo fundraiser A/Z, B/R, B/S used previously	Charles Humphrey 7/01/10
Horse	7560 B P	This is the new design. Now using the new numbering format. A/K follows A/J. Previous format was A1234. It appears that the series progressed from C to E since no D plates have been reported, then F and G, H, and K. It appears that J was skipped, at least on this type.	Charles Humphrey 7/01/10
Hummingbird	8104 B L	Charles Humphrey reports seeing Hummingbird plates with a mixture of old and new number dies on the same plate. Also used the B/G series.	David Wilson 7/11/10
Kentucky Colonels	0056 a b	Jacob Newkirk reports that this plate has dies unlike any other KY plates he has seen. Charles Humphrey reports the A/A suffix on Share the Road plates as well. Colonels advanced from the A/A suffix to A/B.	Gary Whitt 7/31/09
Kentucky Wesleyan College	9434 b n		Jacob Newkirk 8/09/08
League of KY Sportsmen	9473 c p	New dies, same as Truck and many other specialty plates.	Jacob Newkirk 8/04/10
Masonic Order	4235 A W	New style, blue/white/yellow fade, "Making Good Men Better" slogan	Jacob Newkirk 1/08/08
Military	0287 B L	All military plates use same base but different decals for branch of service or a particular war, currently serving or retired, etc. Lots of types, but numbers not broken out by type.	Jacob Newkirk 4/09/08
Nature’s Finest - Butterfly	H6 226	It appears that the new butterfly plate has replaced the Warbler plate as the "Nature's Finest" issue. The Warbler plate is no longer shown on the state web site. Series began at 00 001 and ran through 09 999, then 90 001 through 99 999, now 40 000 and up. The latest series to show up is the current C0 000 series and then F0 000.. Charles Humphrey reports that the butterfly numbers appear to be duplicating the 2003 issue of horse plates, except for the space between the numbers. He has a horse plate with C1407 on it in use on his car.	Charles Humphrey 4/17/08
Ryder Cup	3344 b s	Plate commemorates Kentucky's upcoming hosting of the Ryder Cup. B/R was also used.	Charles Humphrey 9/13/09
Share The Road	6046 B T		David R. Wilson 6/30/10
University of Kentucky	3225 b p	A123 format, then AB12 (with CB76 reported as a high), now generic format used by several types. Completely new style, with "Go Big Blue!" legend at bottom and UK logo at left. A/S, A/T, A/V, A/W suffix used, now B/P.	Jacob Newkirk 9/21/09
University of Louisville	3366 A S	Formerly Dx12 format (with DY47 reported as a high), now generic format used by several types. A/R suffix was used, now A/S.	Jacob Newkirk 1/15/08
Western Kentucky University	5745 b m	A/W suffix also used.	Jacob Newkirk 2/14/09
Wildcat	G4921	Newer issues have the state name in solid black. Earlier issues had the state name in black outlined white lettering.	Charles Humphrey 8/01/08
Wildlife - Quail	5513 b v	This is a new type.	Gary Whitt 11/20/08
Inactive Series
2003 Sun Graphic	950 PSX		Vincent Perillo 5/17/06
Nature’s Finest - Warbler	32297	Superseded by Butterfly plate	Bradley Gallagher 11/28/01

Kentucky High Plates