Yap


STATUS: Independent island entity, formerly part of the US Trust Territories.

CAPITAL: Kolonia

WORLD LOCATION: West Pacific Ocean

FIRST LICENSE PLATES IN USE: 1959

MOTOR VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED:  Approx. 1,000

PLATES ARE: Officially issued.

SINGLE PLATES OR PAIRS: Unknown

CARS DRIVE ON: Right

Header plate from the Drew Steitz collection.


Governor and Lieutenant Governor's plates - embossed, with gold/black/white island crest on the left.  From the Drew Steitz collection.
Speaker and Chief Justice issues, navy on white embossed - from the Drew Steitz collection.
Government vehicle - navy on cream white, embossed aluminum - from the Roy Klotz collection.
1979 Yap passenger plate issue, blue on white number 21 - the C prefix stands for "car".  From the PL8S photo archive.


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