Vehicle registration plates of the United States Virgin Islands


The U.S. unincorporated territory of the United States Virgin Islands first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1917.

Passenger baseplates

1917 to 1967

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles at in height by in width, with standardized mounting holes. The U.S. Virgin Islands also adopted these standards in 1956, having issued plates 6 inches in height by 12 inches in width since 1952.
ImageDates issuedDesignSloganSerial formatSerials issuedNotes
1929Off-white on blacknone123
1932White on dark bluenone123
1933White on maroonnone123
1934White on dark bluenone123
1935Dark blue on whitenone123
1936Yellow on rednone123
1937Yellow on blacknone123
1938Black on whitenone123
1939White on maroonnoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance'C' was used on St. Croix, and 'T' on St. Thomas and St. John. This practice continued until 1975.
1940White on blacknoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
1941Blue on whitenoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
White on bluenoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuanceRevalidated for 1943 with yellow tabs, and for 1944 with windshield stickers.
1945White on bluenoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
1946Blue on ivorynoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
1947Off-white on blacknoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
1948Blue on ivorynoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
1949Silver on blacknoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
1950Black on yellownoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
1951Black on orangenoneC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
1952Yellow on greenTropical PlaygroundC-123
T-123
Coded by island of issuance
1953Green on yellowTropical PlaygroundC-123
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1954Green on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1955Red on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1956Blue on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1957Blue on yellowTropical PlaygroundC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1958Green on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1959Red on whiteTropical PlaygroundC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1960White on blueTropical PlaygroundC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1961Brown on orangeTropical PlaygroundC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1962Off-white on greenTropical PlaygroundC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1963White on blueVacation AdventureC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1964White on redVacation AdventureC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1965Green on yellowVacation AdventureC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1966White on blackVacation AdventureC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance
1967White on blueVacation AdventureC-1234
T-1234
Coded by island of issuance

1968 to present