Newfoundland and Labrador

STATUS: Province of Canada.

CAPITAL: St John's

WORLD LOCATION: Eastern Coast of Canada

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1906

FIRST GOVERNMENT ISSUED LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1920

MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED:  280,000

FORMER SLOGANS: "Come Home Year" (optional front plate only, in 1966), "Canada Centennial 1967" (1967), "Canada's Happy Province" (1968), "The Mighty Churchill" (1969). Currently, a standard issue slogan "A World of Difference" is in use, and there have been other optional slogan plates as well.

GRAPHICS USED: In 1969, small hydroelectic "lightning bolts" were embossed on the plate, as a representation of the Chruchill river/dam. Current plates have a viking ship graphic.

PORCELAINS ISSUED: None.

PLATES ARE: Officially issued.

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Pairs

OVAL: CDN

CARS DRIVE ON: Right

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