Vehicle registration plates of Nova Scotia
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The Canadian province
of Nova Scotia
first required its residents to register their motor vehicle
s and display licence plates in 1918.
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
first required its residents to register their motor vehicle
Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle or road vehicle is a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not operate on rails, such as trains or trolleys. The vehicle propulsion is provided by an engine or motor, usually by an internal combustion engine, or an electric motor, or some combination of the two, such as hybrid...
s and display licence plates in 1918.
Passenger baseplates 1989 to present
| Image | First issued | Description | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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| 1989 | blue on reflective white with screened image of the Bluenose Bluenose Bluenose was a Canadian fishing and racing schooner from Nova Scotia built in 1921. She was later commemorated by a replica Bluenose II built in 1963. A celebrated racing ship and hard-working fishing vessel, Bluenose became a provincial icon for Nova Scotia as well as important Canadian symbol in... |
Canada's Ocean Playground | ABC 123 | BRT 000 to present | Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new licence plate of 1989 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association Automobile License Plate Collectors Association The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association is the largest such organization in the world. Founded in Rumney Depot, New Hampshire, United States, in 1953 and holding its first meeting in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, in 1954, its members have come from all 50 U.S... , the first and, to date, only time Nova Scotia has been so honored. Co-recipient with Oklahoma Vehicle registration plates of Oklahoma The U.S. state of Oklahoma first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1915.-Passenger baseplates 1989 to present:-Optional types:-External links:*... . |
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| 2012 | blue on reflective white with screened image of the Acadian Flag | None | BC 123 | Expected to be issued in January 2012. |