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Aguascalientes undated passenger issue. Graphic issue from the state of Aguascalientes, featuring a mountainline at the bottom (common feature on these newer plates), sky at the top, government logo at the bottom left and state seal at the bottom right. This plate is one of a handful to feature a slogan, "Sociedad y Gobierno Unidos en el Cambio", or "Society and Goverment United in the Change." Aguascalientes released this plate late in the "first generation" timeframe, in 2000, and kept issuing it through 2004, skipping right to the third generation in 2005. |
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Aguascalientes undated passenger issue. Slightly modified version of the same plate as above, this one has the "AGS MEX" at the bottom outlined in white, as opposed to the one above which only had it in blue. The background of this plate is also slghtly darker in general. |
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Aguascalientes 2005 passenger issue. Here's where identifying Mexican plates by "generation" gets a bit tricky. Aguascalientes never issued a second-generation plate, sticking with their original, large-die graphic until 2005. So, technically speaking, this is their second graphic plate, but since they issued it during the same timeframe as third-generation plates for most other states, I'm lumping it in here. This new issue, dated 2005-2007, places the state name in a blue band at the top, with the state seal in the background. |
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Baja California 2002 passenger issue. Early graphic from Baja California. Baja California was one of the states to make only minor revisions to the previous 1992 federal issue when designing their first graphic plate. A small logo with a whale tail, mountain, cactus and sun was added to the bottom right, while a small rendition of the state seal was placed near the lower left. This is one of the few Mexican issues to use plate validation stickers, this one has been renewed through 2002. |
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Baja California 2002 passenger issue. Second-generation plate, featuring the smaller dies and ABC-12-34 serial arrangement. These plates also have some common features, including a number indicating the state's place alphabetically among the 32 jurisdictions ("02" in this case), a vehicle class listing ("Transporte Privado Automovil" - Private Passenger Automobile), a security bar code and notations for the front (Delantera) or rear (Trasera) plate of the car. This plate features an expanded graphic with, among other things, a Grey Whale tail, mountainline and cardón cactus (exclusive variety to Baja California). Baja California is one of the only Mexican jurisdictions to use validation stickers, this one has a 2002 sticker. |
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Baja California undated passenger issue. Baja California chose a relatively simple design to replace their more "graphics intensive" second-generation issue. The shape of the state is included between "Baja" and "California" at the top, with a gold and blue "wave" design and state seal at the bottom. If nothing else, these plates are much more legible at a distance than the previous issue. |
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Baja California undated passenger issue. Slight tweak of the previous issue, the original state-shape logo at the top center was replaced by the newer governmental logo featuring the slogan "BC - Grande Por Ti." |
