Vehicle registration plates of Nova Scotia

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display licence plates in 1918.

Passenger baseplates 1957 to present

In 1956, the U.S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the Automobile Manufacturers Association that fixed the size for licence plates for vehicles, except those for motorcycles, at six inches in height by twelve inches in width, with standardized mounting holes. The 1955 (dated 1956) issue was the province's first licence plate that complied with these standards.

Image	Dates issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1957	Embossed black numbers on white plate with border line; "NOVA SCOTIA '57" embossed in black block letters at top	none	1-23-45 12-34-56	2-00-00 to approximately 13-34-00
	1958	Embossed yellow numbers on black plate with border line; "NOVA SCOTIA '58" embossed in yellow block letters at bottom	none	1-23-45 12-34-56	2-00-00 to approximately 13-83-00
	1959	Embossed black numbers on yellow plate with border line; "NOVA SCOTIA '59" embossed in black block letters at top	none	1-23-45 12-34-56	2-00-00 to approximately 14-70-00
	1960–61	Embossed yellow numbers on black plate with border line; "NOVA SCOTIA '60" embossed in yellow block letters at bottom	none	1-23-45 12-34-56	2-00-00 to approximately 18-37-00
	1962–63	Embossed black numbers on yellow plate with border line; "NOVA SCOTIA '62" embossed in black block letters at top	none	1-23-45 12-34-56	2-00-00 to approximately 20-33-00
	1964–65	Embossed yellow numbers on black plate with border line; "NOVA SCOTIA '64" embossed in yellow block letters at top	none	1-23-45 12-34-56	2-00-00 to approximately 22-49-00
	1966–68	Embossed black numbers on yellow plate with border line; "NOVA SCOTIA" embossed in black block letters at bottom, offset to left; embossed black box in bottom right corner containing debossed "66" in yellow	none	1-23-45 12-34-56	2-00-00 to approximately 28-20-00
	1969–71	Embossed yellow numbers on black plate; border lines around plate and around bottom corners; "NOVA SCOTIA" embossed in yellow block letters centred at bottom; "69" embossed in bottom left corner	none	1-23-45 12-34-56	2-00-00 to approximately 29-75-00
	1972–75	Embossed light blue numbers on white plate; border lines around plate and around top corners; "NOVA SCOTIA" embossed in light blue block letters centred at top	"CANADA'S OCEAN PLAYGROUND" embossed in light blue block letters at bottom	1-23-45 12-34-56	2-00-00 to approximately 38-50-00
	1975–79	Embossed blue numbers on white plate; border lines around plate and around top corners; "NOVA SCOTIA" embossed in block letters centred at top	"CANADA'S OCEAN PLAYGROUND" embossed in block letters at bottom	12-34-56	38-50-01 to approximately 65-62-00
	1979–89			ABC-123	AAA-001 to BRS-999
	1989–2011	Embossed blue numbers on white plate; border lines around plate and around top corners; light blue graphic of the Bluenose screened in the centre; "NOVA SCOTIA" screened in light blue block letters centred at top	"CANADA'S OCEAN PLAYGROUND" screened in light blue block letters at bottom	ABC 123	BRT 001 to FAD 999	Awarded "Plate of the Year" for best new licence plate of 1989 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association, the first and, to date, only time Nova Scotia has been so honored. Co-recipient with Oklahoma.
	2011–present	Embossed blue numbers on white plate; light blue graphic of the Bluenose screened in the centre; "NOVA SCOTIA" screened in blue block letters centred at top	"CANADA'S OCEAN PLAYGROUND" screened in blue block letters at bottom	ABC 123	FAE 001 to FSR 999 (as of December 31, 2015)

Optional types

Image	First issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	January 2012	Embossed blue numbers on white plate; Flag of Acadia screened at far left; "NOUVELLE-ÉCOSSE" screened in blue serifed letters centred above numbers and flag; "NOVA SCOTIA" screened in same letters above, with blue dividing line	none	FAB 12	FAA 01 to FBD 99 (as of August 24, 2015)
	August 2013	Embossed blue numbers on white plate; Select Nova Scotia logo (a circle with the provincial flag at the top, "Select" in blue handwritten font across the middle and "NOVA SCOTIA" in blue block letters at the bottom) screened at far left; "NOVA SCOTIA" also screened in blue serifed letters centred at top	"Buy Local" screened in blue block letters centred at bottom	LAB 12	LAA 01 to LAF 99 (as of August 24, 2015)	Introduced to promote buying local produce.

External links

• Nova Scotia licence plates 1969-present