Vehicle registration plates of American Samoa explained

Slogan Label:	Slogan
Slogan:	Motu O Fiafiaga (Island of Paradise)
Size:	12x
Material:	Aluminum
Serial Format:	1234

The U.S. unincorporated territory of American Samoa first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1924.

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association, and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6inches in height by 12inches in width, with standardized mounting holes.^[1] American Samoa adopted these standards in 1977.

Baseplates

1927 to 1969

Image	Date issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1927	black on white	none
	1945	white on blue	none	12–45
	1946	white on dark green	none	12–46
12-47	1947	white on red	none	12–47
12-48	1948	blue on yellow	none	12–48
12-49	1949	black on white	none	12–49
12-50	1950	white on blue	none	12–50
12-51	1951	orange on dark blue	none	12–51
123	1952	black on yellow	none	123	1 to approximately 150
123	1954	white on dark blue	none	123	1 to approximately 150
123	1955	white on red	none	123
123	1956	blue on white	none	123	1 to approximately 140
123	1957	white on black	none	123
123	1958	white on red	none	123
123	1959	red on yellow	none	123
123	1960	white on dark green	none	123
123	1961	white on orange	none	123	1 to approximately 130
	1962	black on white	none	123
	1963	olive green on white	none	123	1 to approximately 200
123	1964	white on green	none	123	1 to approximately 380
123	1965	white on red	none	123	1 to approximately 590
	1966	white on blue	none	123	1 to approximately 560
123	1967	white on green	Pago Pago (Eng. Island of Celebration)	123	1 to approximately 790
1234	1968	green on white	Pago Pago	1234	1 to approximately 1200
	1969	black on yellow	Pago Pago	1234	1 to approximately 1500

1970 to present

Image	Dates issued	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1970–72	white on dark blue	Pago Pago (Eng. Island of Paradise)	1234	0001 to 3000
	1973–76	red on white	Pago Pago (Eng. Island of Paradise)	1234	0001 to 4200
	1977–79	dark blue on reflective white	(Eng. Island of Paradise)	1234	0001 to 4000	First 6" x 12" plate.
	1980–87	white on reflective green	(Eng. Island of Paradise)	1234	0001 to 9999
	1988–95	black on reflective white	(Eng. Island of Paradise)	1234	0001 to 9999
	1996–98	black on reflective yellow	(Eng. Island of Paradise)	1234	0001 to 9999
	1999–2010	blue on reflective white	Centennial 2000	1234	0001 to 9999
	2000		Centennial 2000			government
	2010		(Eng. Island of Paradise)	1234		narrow dies
	2011–present	black on reflective graphic featuring Fatu Rock	(Eng. Island of Paradise)	1234	0001 to 9999

External links

• Plateshack.com - American Samoa Y2K
• World License Plates - American Samoa

Notes and References

1. Garrish . Christopher . October 2016 . Reconsidering the Standard Plate Size . Plates . . 62 . 5.