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This is an interesting NH type, though it looks very plain. This plate (and a limited number of others produced in 1979) actually uses the fairly distinctive Massachusetts dies of the time.

This is a fairly uncommon New Hampshire type, used for county government vehicles, if memory serves.

This stacked prefix denotes a Tractor plate.

This is a farm-type plate (the 'AG' prefix would stand for 'Agricultural,' I imagine) that is still issued on the older green-on-white baseplate, as are all (?) standard non-passenger plates (except Veteran plates, which have their own distinctive baseplate). I believe these plates were previously issued with an 'AG' suffix.

This is a five-digit version of the current New Hampshire passenger plate, introduced in late 1998. The graphic of the Old Man in the Mountain is shifted to the far right of the plate, as it is on vanity issues as well.

I know I'm trying to get away from displaying passenger plates on this site, but I couldn't pass up a good palindrome.

This is an unfortunate number. In this particular case, the number of the beast was found on a mid-80s Tercel wagon in a junkyard. Note the centered graphic compared to the plate above.

With the introduction of this graphic plate, New Hampshire started at 999,999 and worked backwards, using numbers not already in use. When they got down to 100,000 or so, they switched - not to a reverse 123-ABC registration, or with the Exx-123 series to pick up where they left off, but to this 7-digit all-numeric style.

Even with the current passenger plate being almost four years old, there are a few NH types that still use the old-style baseplates, such as trailer and dealer plates. This Apportioned plate tweaks the old theme a bit, losing the "Live Free or Die" slogan in favor of an equally forceful "APPORTIONED" slogan, and adding a thin green stripe around the edge of the plate.

This is a neat plate for a few reasons. First, it isn't a terribly common type, and it definitely fits the 'slightly odd plate' criterion that I appreciate. Second, it's a #35 plate. Third, check out that 'HW' prefix...proof that they definitely have a sense of humor in New Hampshire! If you don't understand what I mean, these trucks are sometimes referred to as "Honey Wagons."

With most non-passenger plates in New Hampshire, you have to know what the letter prefixes and suffixes stand for in order to decode the plate type. In this case, the 'SB' prefix denotes a School Bus plate.

As far as I can tell, only two types of non-passenger plates are produced on this 1999-style baseplate: this one, and the Antique Trailer type. From what I can gather, these plate types simply came about after the 1999 passenger plate changeover; the other types continue to be made on the 1986-1998 green-on-white baseplate.

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	This is an interesting NH type, though it looks very plain. This plate (and a limited number of others produced in 1979) actually uses the fairly distinctive Massachusetts dies of the time.
	This is a fairly uncommon New Hampshire type, used for county government vehicles, if memory serves.
	This stacked prefix denotes a Tractor plate.
	This is a farm-type plate (the 'AG' prefix would stand for 'Agricultural,' I imagine) that is still issued on the older green-on-white baseplate, as are all (?) standard non-passenger plates (except Veteran plates, which have their own distinctive baseplate). I believe these plates were previously issued with an 'AG' suffix.
	This is a five-digit version of the current New Hampshire passenger plate, introduced in late 1998. The graphic of the Old Man in the Mountain is shifted to the far right of the plate, as it is on vanity issues as well.
	I know I'm trying to get away from displaying passenger plates on this site, but I couldn't pass up a good palindrome.
	This is an unfortunate number. In this particular case, the number of the beast was found on a mid-80s Tercel wagon in a junkyard. Note the centered graphic compared to the plate above.
	With the introduction of this graphic plate, New Hampshire started at 999,999 and worked backwards, using numbers not already in use. When they got down to 100,000 or so, they switched - not to a reverse 123-ABC registration, or with the Exx-123 series to pick up where they left off, but to this 7-digit all-numeric style.
	Even with the current passenger plate being almost four years old, there are a few NH types that still use the old-style baseplates, such as trailer and dealer plates. This Apportioned plate tweaks the old theme a bit, losing the "Live Free or Die" slogan in favor of an equally forceful "APPORTIONED" slogan, and adding a thin green stripe around the edge of the plate.
	This is a neat plate for a few reasons. First, it isn't a terribly common type, and it definitely fits the 'slightly odd plate' criterion that I appreciate. Second, it's a #35 plate. Third, check out that 'HW' prefix...proof that they definitely have a sense of humor in New Hampshire! If you don't understand what I mean, these trucks are sometimes referred to as "Honey Wagons."
	With most non-passenger plates in New Hampshire, you have to know what the letter prefixes and suffixes stand for in order to decode the plate type. In this case, the 'SB' prefix denotes a School Bus plate.
	As far as I can tell, only two types of non-passenger plates are produced on this 1999-style baseplate: this one, and the Antique Trailer type. From what I can gather, these plate types simply came about after the 1999 passenger plate changeover; the other types continue to be made on the 1986-1998 green-on-white baseplate.