12/03/11

Ohio

PASSENGER - 1996 GOLD FADE "the heart of it all!" BASE

Passenger:  Up through 1974, Ohio had issued yearly plates.  In 1975, the state issued a renewal sticker that was placed on the 1974 plates and then in 1976 the state began issuing multiyear designs that were either continued or fully replaced when a subsequent design was released.  Like many states, Ohio county coded the plates through (and including) the 1976 base plate, but in a most unusual way.  See the Ohio county codes page for a full explanation.  I have many Ohio plates and the pages can get enormous to download.  Therefore, beginning with the 1976 base, I have split the pages into the following bases, each being a link to my website page of that type:

Pre-1976 base (yearly issues)

1976 red/white base

1980 blue/white base (types I, II, and III)

1985 green/white base

1991 white "the heart of it all!" base

1996 gold fade "the heart of it all!" base

1997 gold fade "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION" base

2001 "Ohio Bicentennial" base

2004 sunburst base

2010 "Beautiful Ohio" base

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1996 gold fade "the heart of it all!" base: Similar to the 1991 issue, this base had a reflective background of gold at bottom fading to white at top.  This base replaced all previous bases and had a new "AAA 0000" plate number format.  Stickers used to indicate county name at the bottom.

1997 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "AFK 5442" (11627)

1997 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "AFH 5054" (11688)

1997 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "AGF 7370" (12486)

1998 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "ANZ 5351" (12507)

1998 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "AFL 4720" (12512)

1999 (blue/reflective white & gold) Fulton County natural vg $3.00 "ARG 6723" (12576)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "ANZ 8945" (12619)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "AFK 5442" (12628)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "ANZ 5456" (12635)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "AGF 6682" (12639)

2001 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "AFK 6134" (12646)

2001 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County vg $3.00 "ANZ 9527" (12686)

2004 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hancock County natural vg $3.00 "AFL 4720" (12688)