Event License Plates

======================================================================== DEFINITION ========================================================================= Event License Plates are officially issued to mark a special event. They can be legally displayed during a specific time or for a limited period of time, sometimes along with the original license plate(s) of the vehicle. They are recognized by jurisdictions during such time.

1998: XXI African Cup of Nations

The meeting of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group took place in 1997 in Gabon.
Special license plates were issued to the participants.
The ACP has 78 members and many are former European colonies.

1961: Ninth East Africa Safari

(A) United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi 1984: Commemorative Lufthansa Airbus Inaugaurural Flight
(B) China 1985: Rallye
(C) China 1988: Shenzhen - Beijing Rallye
(D) Thailand 1991: Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors/World Bank Group in Bangkok
(E) China 1994: Rallye
(F) Indonesia 1994: APEC Economic Leaders Meeting
(G) Mongolia 1997: Camel Trophy, Ulaan Baatar
(H) Singapore 2006: Campaign "Four Million Smiles" (Several Events)

Official and State Visits

Special Events

This is only a fraction of event plates that have been issued in the United States over the years.

See also

• Illinois - Special Events
• Illinois - State Fair 1953 - 1967
• United States - Events

Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games