# New Hampshire license plate: Standard 1989

> The New Hampshire standard 1989 license plate: format LLL 999, for example EWZ 544, 1989 to 1998, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [New Hampshire license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-hampshire) (7 registration series).

![New Hampshire (United States) license plate, Standard 1989 (1989 to 1998)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nh/us-nh-standard-1989/new-hampshire-license-plate-standard-1989.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1989–1998 |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #1B4D3E |
| 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-nh-standard-1989` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-hampshire/standard-1989) |

Sources:

- [RSA 261:75(II): the motto mandate this base satisfies with a different placement than the current one](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXI/261/261-75.htm)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_New_Hampshire)

## About this plate

THE PREVIOUS BASE. Still the design of record for several New Hampshire NON-PASSENGER classes issued today, Commercial, Disabled, Municipal Government and the older Trailer series are all reported to run "as 1989-98 passenger base".

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Standard 1999](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-hampshire/standard-1999) | 1999 to today |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 1999](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-hampshire/standard-1999) (1999 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nh/us-nh-standard-1989.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/new-hampshire?series=us-nh-standard-1989
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-nh` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-nh-standard-1989"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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