Founded, 1776; population, 13,002,700; capital, Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania utilized enamel plates from 1906 to 1915; plates from 1916 to the present are of metal.

A metal “43” tab was used on the 1942 base plate. Paper expiry stickers were used from 1959 to 2017.

For a period of 67 years (1923-1990) Pennsylvania plates were issued in alternating navy-on-gold, gold-on-navy formats.

All current Pennsylvania plates are in the white/blue/gold format; registrations have now reached MXP 1234 for passenger cars, ZZA 1234 for commercial vehicles (pick-up trucks, vans, etc), and XRL 1234 for trailers.