# Delaware license plate: Standard flat

> The Delaware standard flat license plate (Delaware flat plate (schematic)): format 999999, for example 224054, documented 1969 to 2008.

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Part of [Delaware license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--delaware) (10 registration series).

![Delaware (United States) license plate, Standard flat (documented 1969 to 2008)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-de/us-de-standard-flat/delaware-license-plate-standard-flat.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1969–2008 (documented from 1969; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Colours | background #00305E; characters #C8A951 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `us-de-standard-flat` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--delaware/standard-flat) |

Sources:

- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Delaware)

## Designs

| Design | Years | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware flat plate (schematic) | 1969 to 2008 |  | https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-de/us-de-standard-flat.svg |
| Navy and gold flat base (specimen) | 1969 to 2008 | The 2006 passenger-car sample of the flat 1969 design: gold characters, THE FIRST STATE and DELAWARE on navy, the PLACE STICKER HERE box. | https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-de/us-de-standard-flat.svg?design=sample-2006 |

## About this plate

DELAWARE, FLAT (1969-2008). Format, colours, legends and serial space are all identical across it. Both remain valid: Delaware recalls nothing.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Standard beveled](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--delaware/standard-beveled) | documented since 2008 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard beveled](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--delaware/standard-beveled) (documented since 2008)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-de/us-de-standard-flat.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/delaware?series=us-de-standard-flat
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-de` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-de-standard-flat"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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