# New Mexico license plate: Standard turquoise

> The New Mexico standard turquoise license plate: format LLL-999, for example MLK-224, 2010 to today, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [New Mexico license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico) (8 registration series).

![New Mexico (United States) license plate, Standard turquoise (2010 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nm/us-nm-standard-turquoise-2010/new-mexico-license-plate-standard-turquoise.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2010 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| 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-nm-standard-turquoise-2010` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico/standard-turquoise-2010) |

Sources:

- [New Mexico MVD lists 'Standard Centennial License Plate' among its current standard plates, and offers a matching 'Centennial Vanity Plate'](https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/vehicles/license-plates/)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_New_Mexico)

## About this plate

It was introduced for the 1912 statehood centennial, kept after the centennial passed with only the slogan changed, and now runs alongside the yellow base and the chile base as an equally standard option.

## How numbers are issued

A 'W' series is used on mail-order plates.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard balloon](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico/standard-balloon-1999) | 1999 to 2010 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard chile](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico/standard-chile-2017) (2017 to today)
- [Standard yucca](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico/standard-yucca-1991) (1991 to today)
- [Standard balloon](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--new-mexico/standard-balloon-1999) (1999 to 2010)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-nm/us-nm-standard-turquoise-2010.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/new-mexico?series=us-nm-standard-turquoise-2010
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-nm` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-nm-standard-turquoise-2010"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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