Aruba


Last update: 17 Feb 2006
In general: all plates from the Hulsman collection (unless otherwise stated)
the A is for cars on Aruba
all other letters see: vehicle types
design changes are shown below,
for different colors see: year colors

 

Picture

Date of
first issue
Date of
last issue
Type Description Remarks
1


1928? 1945? car A 1234
1234 A
A 1234 for the even years and
1234 A for the uneven years
Fox (4x)
 
2


1949? 1952 car A 1234
1234 A
note: the even and uneven years have changed
this change was between 1941 and 1949
Fierens (1950)
Fox (1952)
 
3



1953 1957 car A 1234 Bittner (1953)
Bittner (1954)
Bittner (1956)
Fox (1957)
4


1958 1959 car A 1234 Aruba, N.A.
Fierens (1958)

Government plates had a different color than the year color, normally black on white (until 1959?)
5




1960 1975 car A 12345 new dies (1960-1971)
Klotz (1960)
1963
first year with tab?

new dies (1972-1981)
van Bennekom (1972)
6
1976 1982 car A 12345 slogan: isla di carnaval
new dies (1982-1983)
7
1983 1986 car A 12345 new dies (1984-1992)
new slogan: one happy island

in 1986 Aruba became
independent from Neth. Antilles
8 1987 now bus B 12 Aruba, N.A. becomes Aruba
9
1987 now pers up to 6 characters no tab
1st plate is from 1988
2nd plate is from 1998
10
1988 1988 car A 12345 Bittner (1st)
1st quarter: plate
2nd quarter: red sticker
3rd quarter: blue sticker
4th quarter: tab
11

1989 1989 car A 12345 no tab, but a sticker

1st quarter: plate
2nd quarter: black on red sticker
3rd quarter: yellow on red sticker
4th quarter: white on red sticker
12
1990 1992 car A 12345 same dies but with tab again
13
1993 2004 car A 12345 new dies (1993-2004)
14
2005 now car A 12345 new dies (2005-)
             
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- - - Souvenir plates
(personalized plates should
be in the year design and
in the year colors)
Becker
some times without year
or in the wrong colors
(and sometimes hard to notice,
1997 should be white on green)

If you have any comments, pictures or even plates, please drop me an e-mail.

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