Founded: 1790; population, 702,000.

DC issued undated enamel plates between 1907 and 1917. Metal plates have been issued from 1918 to the present.

Metal expiry tabs were issued in multiple years: expires “44” tab on an expires 3/31/43 base; expires “45” tab on an expires 3/31/43 base; expires “48” tab on an expires 3/31/47 base; expires “55” tab on an expires 3/31/54 base.

Paper expiry stickers had been used from 1967 to 2004; windshield stickers are now in use. The series for passenger vehicles is currently at JR 2345.

Slogans

DC certainly takes the prize for the greatest number of different slogans utilized on its license plates:

1953-1954:  The Nation’s Capital

1955-1973:   Nation’s Capital

1974- 1977:  Bicentennial

1978-1984:   Nation’s Capital

1985-1991:   A Capital City

1991-2000:   Celebrate and Discover

2000-2017:  Taxation Without Representation

2017- :          End Taxation Without Representation

The most recent plate slogan (“End Taxation Without Representation”) was adopted when the current series reached FP 1000.