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.
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Governor and Lieutenant Governor's plates - embossed, with gold/black/white island crest on the left. From the Drew Steitz collection. |
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Speaker and Chief Justice issues, navy on white embossed - from the Drew Steitz collection. |
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Government vehicle - navy on cream white, embossed aluminum - from the Roy Klotz collection. |
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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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