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Registry of Motor Vehicles - A History of Nova Scotia Licence Plates: 1920-1929

1920

White on Royal Blue; same design as 1918 plates, but these were the first plates to be fully embossed. Size was 6" x 12 1/2".

1921

Black on Light Green; province name on one line at upper left, with provincial coat-of-arms below that, and year below that. These plates were flat metal again, 5" x 12 1/2".

1922

White on Black; abbreviation "NS" above "22" at the left, followed by up to five numerals, all embossed metal. Plate sizes were 4 1/2" x 11 1/4" for four-digit and less, and 4 1/2" x 12 5/8" for five-digit numbers.

1923

Red on Light Gray; province name on two curved lines at the right with the year below that; size 5 3/8" x 13 7/8".

1924

Yellow on Black; same format as 1922 plates except that "NS" and "24" were at the right end. Note: The 1922 and 1924 vehicle plates were the smallest ever issued in the province, while the 1923 plates were the largest!

1925

Black on Ivory; NOVA SCOTIA-25 across the bottom; size 5 1/2" x 11".

1926

White on Forest Green; NOVA SCOTIA 1926 across the bottom; numbering system comprised prefix letter "L" for Light cars, and "H" for Heavy cars; size 5 1/4" x 12".

1927

Dark Yellow on Black; same format as 1926 plates.

1928

Black on Dark Yellow; 1928 at top centre; NOVA SCOTIA across bottom; Light cars had all-numeric plates, but Heavy cars had an "H" prefix.

1929

White on Red; NOVA SCOTIA 29 across the bottom; size 6" x 11".

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