09/03/11

Ohio

PASSENGER - 1997 GOLD FADE "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION" 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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1997 gold fade "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION" base: The base was identical to the 1996 base above, except that it had a screened red "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION" in block lettering immediately beneath the "OHIO".  This base also used the "AAA 0000" plate number format, changing over from "the heart of it all!" base somewhere between "ARR-5835" and "ARR-5912".

1999 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County natural vg $3.00 "AVF 9175" (11240)

1999 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County natural vg $3.00 "AXT 6808" (11263)

1999 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County vg $3.00 "AVH 8344" (11272)

1999 (blue/reflective white & gold) Ottawa County natural vg $3.00 "BHA 8453" (11345)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Butler County vg $3.00 "BCW 2290" (12061)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Hamilton County natural vg $3.00 "CEU 6962" (12062)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County natural vg $3.00 "AXW 7219" (11603)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County natural vg $3.00 "CKW 8157" (11738)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County natural vg $3.00 "CGB 9945" (12045)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County natural vg $3.00 "CFY 7155" (12059)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County vg $3.00 "BBN 6566" (12210)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Sandusky County vg $3.00 "CGC 9732" (11042)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Summit County vg $3.00 "ASX 8827" (12063)

2000 (blue/reflective white & gold) Summit County vg $3.00 "AWG 5660" (12064)

2001 (blue/reflective white & gold) Fulton County vg $3.00 "AZF 2014" (11064)

2001 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County natural vg $3.00 "CFX 8872" (12334)

2001 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County natural vg $3.00 "CFY 6016" (12568)

2001 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County vg $3.00 "AYR 6366" (12579)

2001 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County vg $3.00 "BGZ 4280" (12593)

2001 (blue/reflective white & gold) Lucas County natural vg $3.00 "CSF 9539" (12745)

2003 (blue/reflective white & gold) Sandusky County vg $3.00 "BGZ 3425" (11112)

2003 (blue/reflective white & gold) Van Wert County vg $3.00 "BDU 7688" (11132)